Takkar Movie review: Boring half baked action drama

After the disastrous response of “Maha Samudram,” Siddharth is making his presence felt with the film “Takkar.” Karthik G Krish is directing the film. The film created required buzz in film circles with it’s promotion. Siddharth tried very hard to take the film ito audience. The film hit theatres and let’s see how it fares at box-office.

Story

“Takkar” is about an ambitious poor guy who wants to become rich. The movie’s main crux is about how his desire eventually leads to trouble with the mafia while simultaneously falling in love with a super-rich spoiled brat girl.

Analysis

Karthik G Krish writes and directs “Takkar.” The movie is a hotchpotch of several genres, from action to romance to drama, with a mismatch of quirky and predictable characters.

The movie starts with a flashback and has one intrigued regarding the central character and why he takes the decision. The same continues when different characters are introduced. They generate curiosity, and one is interested to see where the story will head with them. However, the exciting beginnings of various threads are all that “Takkar” offers. There needs to be an engaging follow-through. Unfortunately, that doesn’t happen.

The hero with his desire to become rich, the kidnapping mafia track or the Chinese with their routine – none manage to go to the next level in the narrative. These introductions and various threads consume a lot of the first half. They make for a (barely) passable first half, as curiosity is there to see where things are headed with these characters and set-up.

The second half, unfortunately, is a massive disappointment. The different threads are left, and the narrative takes an entirely different discourse. We get a long, laborious, forced love track that looks more lust on screen. The songs and exposure continue with very little engaging dialogue. It feels as if “Takkar” has become a different film altogether.

The characters from the first half appear only in bits and pieces. Even calling them half-baked would be an overstatement in this case. They seem to appear only to remind the viewer of the movie seen in the first half and to have a climax for the love story.

The ending offers no respite with his unconvincing and outlandish kitsch. After all the build-up, the threat barely has any teeth left by the time one reaches the climax.

Overall, Takkar appears dated, half-baked (neither action-thriller nor complete urban romance) and is unconvincingly executed. The second half kills any little interest it evokes, making it a forgettable fare.

Performances

Siddharth appears sporting a goatee and a slightly different hairstyle than usual, with a lean body as usual. Somehow the look doesn’t suit him well. But, a more significant issue is a visible lack of screen presence and jadedness. A couple of moments are there showcasing the dramatic side, and there is a bit of action to do, but nothing helps the cause of Siddharth. “Takkar” is a forgettable film for him as an actor with nothing memorable as a performer or even as a star.

Divyansha is presented as an ultra-glamorous siren. There is a lot of exposing, and she goes through all the chores comfortably on screen with a good presence as a boost. Apart from the skin show, there is hardly anything worthwhile as an actor, though. Several faces are seen throughout the film, but only a few register apart from the lead pair. The first one is Yogi Babu. The comedian’s act offers nothing new and is cringe to watch on screen. It is still a passable variety in the first half but doesn’t work during the later hour. Abhimanyu Singh of Gabbar Singh fame plays the villain. His role starts interestingly but eventually turns out to be half-baked like many others. Munishkanth is wasted.

Technicalities

Writer-director, Karthik G Krish did a poor job with “Takkar.” He gets it wrong completely with the story and screenplay, and hence even the skillful actors couldn’t do much. The movie is filled with many boring and dull scenes, which just add to the length. Had the director concentrated on the storytelling, the film could have at least been a watchable fare. Nivas K Prasanna’s music is lost in translation. None of the songs makes any impression on screen due to their placement. The background score is no different and is underwhelming. V Murugesan handles the camera. GA Gowtham’s editing also doesn’t help the matter. The writing is barely passable, with mostly routine and predictable lines.

Advantages

Few scenes in the first half

Characters introduction

Drawbacks

Second half

Music

The boring love track between lead pair

Outdated comedy