Hero Siddharth is back with a film named Takkar in which Divyansha Kaushik played the female lead. Directed by Karthik G Krish, the film has hit the screens today. Let’s see how it fares.
Story: Distressed by the poor financial status of his family, Gunasekhar (Siddharth) decides to make it big in life. Left with no option, he goes to Vizag and starts doing petty jobs but faces bullying wherever he works. When life offers him a chance to become rich, Gunasekhar decides to grab it despite the nature of the work. But he fails to do it and lands in trouble. What did Gunasekhar do next? How the entry of Lucky (Divyansha Kaushik), a rich girl, into Gunasekhar’s life changes his fortunes, forms the crux part of the story.
Performances: Siddharth carries the film all the way on his shoulders. He is seen throughout the film, and the actor gives a sincere performance as a youngster who wants to get rid of poverty and be rich guy overnight.
His comedy timing is enjoyable and hints that the actor still has that charm in him. Divyansha is okay in her given a character that focuses more on skin show. Her glamorous show provides eye candy treats for the audience.
It is surprising what made the talented cast choose this script which doesn’t have enough meat. Neither the film has a good love track nor any thrilling moments. Siddharth and the other actors try hard to breathe life into this lifeless action thriller, but ultimately they can’t save this ship from sinking.
Actors like Yogi Babu are totally wasted as their comedy irritates rather than provides fun to the audience.
Technicalities: Nivas K Prasanna’s songs are forgettable, and the background score, too, doesn’t help the film. The cinematography by Murugesan is decent. The production values are okay.
The editing is below par as the movie is dragged out for no reason. The VFX works are substandard, especially in the chase sequences.
Writer cum director, Karthik G Krish, did a poor job with Takkar. He gets it wrong completely with the story and screenplay, and hence even the talented actors couldn’t do much.
Analysis: As there is hardly any story in Takkar, it is important that the narrative must be highly engaging to hook the audience.
Unfortunately, the storytelling is even weaker and is sure to test the patience levels big time. In order to keep the proceedings going, the director adds comedy portions involving Yogi Babu and Munishkanth.
The entire episode in the first half featuring Yogi Babu is irritating and unbearable. The bad dubbing for Yogi Babu adds to the woes.
A couple of comedy scenes are okay, but the rest of the fun portions are pretty annoying. The first half was a bit bearable, but the entire second half was a complete mess with many boring scenes.
To summarize, Takkar is absolutely wasted in poorly written proceedings. The length of the film is one more drawback, as close to fifteen minutes should have been chopped off.
Verdict: A wasted opportunity!
Rating: 1/5
