Takkar review: Yet another run-of-the-mill romantic drama

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By Manigandan KR

10/06/2023

Director Karthik G Krish’s Takkar (Clash/Conflict), which can mean different things in different languages, is a commercial entertainer that hardly entertains.

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In the film Mahalakshmi aka Lucky (Divyansha) is a feminist with no faith in love and men and Gunasekhar alias Guna (Siddharth) who works in a firm renting out luxury cars.

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Lucky eventually falling in love with Guna and how both these characters influence one another and bring about a change in their belief systems is what Takkar is all about.

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The problem with Takkar is that it does not have anything substantial to offer to you as a viewer and everything in it comes across as being either artificial, exaggerated or superfluous.

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The makers have ended up delivering a film that serves neither of the three in a convincing manner. Its plot lacks credibility.

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The action sequences, like in quite a few other commercial films, seem to have forcefully fit into the plot to raise the stature of the hero’s character in the film.

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The romantic portions, for the most part, appear to be of a transactional nature. The comedy, which is served to viewers primarily through Yogi Babu’s character, hardly works.

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Unfortunately, Takkar comes across as an insipid, boring, exaggerated run-of-the-mill romantic drama.

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