Takkar (2023 film)

2023 Indian romantic action film

Mukesh J

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Karthik G Krish
Written by| Shrinivas Kaviinayam Karthik G Krish
Produced by|

* Sudhan Sundaram
* G. Jayaram

Starring|

* Siddharth
* Yogi Babu
* Divyansha Kaushik

Cinematography| Vanchinathan Murugesan
Edited by| G. A. Gowtham
Music by| Nivas K. Prasanna

Production
company

Passion Studios

Release date

* 9 June 2023 (2023-06-09)

Country| India
Language| Tamil

Takkar (released internationally as The Bang) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Karthik G. Krish and produced by Passion Studios.[1] The film stars Siddharth, Divyansha Kaushik and Yogi Babu in the lead roles, alongside Abhimanyu Singh, Munishkanth and RJ Vigneshkanth in supporting roles.[2]

Takkar was released on 9 June 2023 to negative reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb.[3]

## Premise[edit]

Gunashekharan alias "Gunz" is a happy-go-lucky youngster who has the desire to become a millionaire, where he gets entangled with a rich girl named Lucky, who believes that the money is the root cause of distress. While travelling on a road trip, Guns and Lucky get stuck in a web of human trafficking and unexpected twists which alter their lives.

## Cast[edit]

* Siddharth as Gunashekharan "Gunz"
* Divyansha Kaushik as Mahalakshmi "Lucky"
* Yogi Babu as Bombay Varadarajan and Don Max
* Abhimanyu Singh as Raaz
* Munishkanth as Oragadam Madhavan "Oram"
* RJ Vigneshkanth as RJ Laddu
* Arun Vaidyanathan as Vaidy
* Sujatha Sivakumar as Gunz's mother
* Dheena Dhayalan as hotel receptionist

## Production[edit]

The film was directed by Karthik G. Krish, who earlier directed the film Kappal,[4] and the unreleased Shaitan Ka Bachcha (also featuring Siddharth)[5] and produced by Sudhan Sundaram and G. Jayaram under the banner of Passion Studios. The cinematography of the film was done by Vanchinathan Murugesan, and the editing of the film was done by GA Gowtham.[6] The film was shot in Chennai and Sikkim.[7] The first-look poster and motion poster were released on 23 December 2019.[8][9] The teaser for the film was released on Siddharth's birthday, 17 April 2023.[10][11][12] The trailer for the film was released on 21 May 2023.[13][14]

## Music[edit]

The music for the film was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna.[15] The first single, "Rainbow Thiralil" was released on 21 January 2020.[16] The second single "Maragadha Maalai" was released on 31 January 2020.[17] The third single, "Nira", was released on 27 February 2020 and was well received.[18][19] A writer from Milliblog wrote that "There’s so much to observe and like, here: Sid Sriram’s lead vocals, Gautham Vasudev Menon, and Malvi Sundaresan’s part later in the song![20] A writer from Behindwoods wrote that "Sid Sriram starts off from the get-go and when he sings, one thing is extremely difficult – turning attention away".[21] This film marks the debut of singer Malvi Sundaresan with the song "Nira".

Takkar

Soundtrack album by

Nivas K. Prasanna

Released| 2020, 2023
Recorded| 2020
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Length| 24:01
Language| Tamil
Label| Think Music
Producer| Nivas K. Prasanna
Nivas K. Prasanna chronology
| Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir
(2023)  | Takkar
(2020)  |

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Singles from  Takkar

1. "Rainbow Thiralil"
Released: 21 January 2020[16]
2. "Maragatha Maalai"
Released: 31 January 2020[17]
3. "Nira"
Released: 21 February 2020[18]

Track listing – TamilNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Rainbow Thiralil"| Arivarasan| Silambarasan, Andrea Jeremiah| 4:20
2.| "Maragatha Maalai"| Uma Devi| Pradeep Kumar, Vijay Yesudas, Chinmayi Sripada| 5:45
3.| "Nira"| Ku Karthik| Sid Sriram, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Malvi Sundaresan| 5:04
4.| "Goiyyaale"| Ku Karthik| Andrea Jeremiah| 3:31
5.| "Saagiren"| Ku Karthik| Abhay Jodhpurkar, Shweta Mohan| 4:26
6.| "Takkar Theme"| —| —| 0:55
7.| "Nira – Reprise Version"| Ku Karthik| Siddharth, Ku Karthik, Nivas K Prasanna| 4:53
Total length:| 28:54

Track listing – TeluguNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Rainbow Chivarey"| Krishna Kanth| Benny Dayal, Vrusha Balu| 4:20
2.| "Pedhavulu Veedi Maunam"| Krishna Kanth| Deepak Blue, Chinmayi Sripada| 5:49
3.| "Nuvvo Sagam"| Krishna Kanth| Sanjith Hegde, Siddharth, Malvi Sundaresan| 5:05
4.| "Kayyaale"| Krishna Kanth| Niranjana Ramanan| 3:31
5.| "Oopirey"| Krishna Kanth| Abhay Jodhpurkar, Sanjana Kalmanje| 4:26
6.| "Takkar Theme"| —| —| 0:55
Total length:| 24:06

## Release[edit]

The film crew had earlier announced that the film would release on 17 April 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] It was released on 9 June 2023.[23][24]

### Home media[edit]

The satellite and digital rights of the film were sold to Star Network and Netflix.[25]

## Reception[edit]

Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The genre shifts from action to romcom and romcom to action every ten minutes. The transition is not organic, and the sequences are bit forced."[26] 123telugu gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Takkar is a forgettable outing that barely has any engaging moments. The weak plot and the dull narrative tests the patience levels big time."[27] Janani K of India Today gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Takkar is a film that should have come out in the 2000s. Director Karthik G Krish’s story is so redundant that you could guess every single plot twist miles ahead of its arrival."[28]

Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express rated 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "After a lot of contrivances and bad writing, we find the hero and heroine eloping in a car with gangsters on their tails".[29] A critic from Maalai Malar gave 2.75 out of 5 stars and wrote that Director Karthik. G. Krish has moved the film by focusing on what kind of things money does in life. The critic said cast of the film is strong, but a bit more attention could have been paid to the screenplay, and there seems to be a slight sag in some places.[30] Dinamalar gave 2.25 out of 5 stars and criticised the film.[31]

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## External links[edit]

* Takkar at IMDb

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