Star
Cast:
Vikram
Prabhu,
Lal,
MS
Bhaskar,
Anjali
Nair
Director:
Tamizh
Taanakkaran,
the
highly
anticipated
Vikram
Prabhu-starrer
has
finally
premiered
on
Disney+
Hotstar.
The
movie,
which
is
directed
by
Tamizh,
revolves
around
a
police
recruit
school
and
how
the
unforgiving
system
treats
its
new
entrants.
Taanakkaran,
which
is
scripted
by
director
Tamizh
himself,
is
reportedly
based
on
real-life
incidents
that
happened
in
1997.
Is
the
Vikram
Prabhu-starrer
worth
watching?
Read
Taanakkaran
movie
review
here
to
know...
What's
Yay:
Performances
Engaging
narrative
Technical
Aspects
What's
Nay:
Cliche
romantic
track
Excessive
melodrama
Story
Arivazhagan
aka
Arivu
(Vikram
Prabhu)
aspires
to
become
a
police
officer
and
successfully
joins
the
Police
Recruits
School
(PRS).
However,
he
soon
realises
that
everything
is
not
as
easy
as
he
expected.
The
training
school
is
controlled
by
Inspector
Muthupandi
(Madhusudhan
Rao),
and
his
valet
Eeshwaramurthy
(Lal),
who
torture
the
new
entrants
in
the
name
of
parade
training.
When
Arivu
stands
up
against
injustice,
all
hell
breaks
loose.
Tamizh,
the
writer-director
has
successfully
created
a
hard-hitting
drama
that
explores
the
unforgiving
police
system
established
by
the
British,
in
Taanakkaran.
The
police
training
camp
and
its
functioning
is
narrated
in
the
most
convincing
and
realistic
manner,
which
makes
the
film
appealing.
The
emotions
of
the
recruits
who
find
it
extremely
hard
to
adjust
to
the
hell-like
atmosphere
of
PRS
are
told
effectively.
However,
Taanakkaran
loses
its
grip
after
a
point,
owing
to
the
repetitive
scenes
of
abuse
and
torture.
The
writer-filmmaker
has
definitely
overdone
when
it
comes
to
narrating
the
plight
of
police
recruits,
thus
making
the
film
a
tiring
watch
after
a
point.
The
excessive
melodrama
added
to
literally
every
minute
of
its
run
time
plays
a
major
spoilsport.
Also,
the
romantic
track
adds
nothing
to
the
main
plot
and
looks
completely
unnecessary.
Performances
Vikram
Prabhu
has
delivered
the
finest
performance
of
his
career
so
far,
as
the
ambitious
police
recruit
Arivu.
Lal
once
again
proves
his
mettle
as
an
actor
in
the
role
of
Eeshwaramurthy
and
creates
a
deep
impact
with
his
menacing
screen
presence.
The
rest
of
the
star
cast,
including
Madhusudhan
Rao,
MS
Bhaskar,
Anjali
Nair,
Bose
Venkat,
and
others
are
good
at
their
respective
roles.
Technical
Aspects
Madhesh
Manickam,
the
director
of
photography
has
done
a
phenomenal
job
with
the
visualisation
of
the
project.
Philomin
Raj's
editing
has
made
Taanakkaran
a
crisp
watch.
Ghibran,
the
music
composer
scores
with
a
highly
effective
original
score
that
creates
the
perfect
ambience
for
the
police
story
set
in
a
different
time
period.
Verdict
Taanakkaran
is
a
powerful,
hard-hitting
film
that
depicts
the
unforgiving
police
system
that
was
set
up
by
the
British.
The
exceptional
performances
make
it
an
appealing
watch,
despite
its
flaws.