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Fast-paced Entertainer

APK | November 23, 2007

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Cast: Nitin, Sada, Sayaji Shinde, Chandramohan, Sudha, Raghubabu, Satyam Rajesh, Ali, Venumadhav and Others.
Action: 'Gilli' Sekhar.
Art: AS Prakash.
Cinematography: Santosh RSV.
Dialogues: Marudhuri Raja.
Editing: Goutham Raju.
Music: Chakri.
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Amma Rajashekar.
Producer: Paruchuri Sivarama Prasad.
Presenter: Paruchuri Kireeti.
Banner: United Movies.
Release Date: 23rd November, 2007.

First things first. Takkari is a better movie than Amma Rajashekar's previous venture, Khatarnak. It is an old rich girl-poor boy format, predominantly a love story and a tit-for-tat rivalry between the girl's lover and brother (similar to the director's debut Ranam). The first half is good, and fortunately this time the second half is strong too. Nitin and Sada make a good pair, cast again after their combined debut in Jayam and look totally glam. The music is not bad, while the dialogue delivery, lip sync and background score could have been better.

Plot Tirupathi wants to start a business, but his father won't give him any money to invest. He falls in love with Priya, who is business magnate Guru's highly protected sister. Guru strikes a bargain with Tirupathi-leave his sister in return for money. Tirupathi agrees, and what happens to this love story is the rest of the movie.

Story, Screenplay and Direction So Tirupathi agrees to take the money. That is partly surprising, but then it becomes predictable. To give the movie due credit, even if it is predictable, it remains entertaining. The direction and Nitin's performance improve as the movie picks up pace. Two songs, and Nitin's highly rehearsed steps and Sada's makeover is good.

Outsmarting the opponent is a really old theme, and all the tricks and gimmicks have been done to death. Yet Takkari retains some amount of freshness and it turns out to be a good youthful love story in spite of itself. Editing, dubbing and re-recording in the second half is not up to the mark. The beginning is shoddy. While striking the bargain, Nitin's dialogues are long and dragged unnecessarily.

Some interesting scenes are: when Tirupathi sells his father's land to Guru for a huge profit, Ali's role as a petty thief, when Priya finally returns Tirupathi's love, the scene where Tirupathi and Guru strike the bargain and the IT raid scene. Basically, these are the scenes which glue the movie together and make it worth watching.

Nitin and Sada

Performances Nitin has gotten rid of his chocolate boy looks, and the makeover is good but not complete. Performance-wise, the director has extracted only some of his potential and he gives a repeat performance after Dil (which has a similar theme again). Skinny Sada shows a lot of skin, wears super glam outfits and pouts prettily. Sayaji Shinde is good and the timing Nitin and Shinde have together is good. Raghubabu as Shinde's secretary and Satyam Rajesh and others as Nitin's friends have been cast right.

Music and Dance The songs are really loud and all of them are fast-paced dance numbers.

Last Word It's an enjoyable movie, with Nitin outsmarting Sayaji instead of Prakashraj this time. It has some new ideas and that adds freshness to an old theme.