Tarak (film)

Tarak is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Prakash and produced by Dushyanth.[1] The film features Darshan, Sruthi Hariharan and Shanvi Srivastava in the lead roles.[2] Devaraj, Kuri Prathap and Sumithra feature in important supporting roles.[3] While the soundtrack and background score is by Arjun Janya, the cinematography is by A. V. Krishna Kumar. The first look of the film was released on 30 March 2017.[4] and the film was released on 29 September 2017 with positive reviews from critics and it was a box office success.

Tarak
movie poster
Directed by	Prakash
Produced by	Lakshana Dushyanth
Written by	M. S. Ramesh (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Prakash M. S. Abishek
Story by	Mahesh Rao
Starring	Darshan Sruthi Hariharan Shanvi Srivastava Devraj
Music by	Arjun Janya
Cinematography	A. V. Krishna Kumar
Edited by	Sachin
Production company	Sri Chowdeshwari Cine Creations
Distributed by	Sri Jai Mata Combines
Release date	29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The project marks the first film in the combination of Darshan with Prakash of Milana fame and Darshan's 49th film to be released.[5] The filming began on 1 March 2017 in Bengaluru. Further, the shooting took place in Malaysia and for the song sequences, the team moved to Switzerland and Italy.[6]

Plot

Tarak (Darshan) meets Meera (Shanvi Srivastava) who falls for him. Later he, too, reciprocates it. But one day she challenges him to live without her for two months – while no one should learn about them. Then, if he doesn't fall for others in that time, she will re-believe in him. He goes back to India to meet his grandfather (Devaraj). Surprisingly they fix his marriage with Sneha (Shruti Hariharan) who lives with them and he must accept because his grandfather would die soon. He tells Sneha about Meera and she accepts his decision. They then live to Meera's house. There he sees Meera diseased and she challenges him so that he would not know about her disease. And she gets her father married again so that after her death he should not feel lonely. Tarak and Sneha get emotional. Meera dies in the arms of Tarak. They return to India. Tarak says that he cannot marry her. So everybody plans that Tarak will act as he would tie Mangalsutra and actually Sneha's mother would tie. While tying Tarak remembers Meera's words, "Other's happiness is important than ours". He feels a drop of tear fall on his hand, which is from the eyes of Sneha's mother. To everybody's surprise, Tarak himself ties the knot. Everybody is happy.

The film ends with Tarak, Sneha and Meera (Tarak's daughter) visiting Meera's burial place and making a video call to the family; and his grandfather is alive because of interest to see his great-granddaughter.

Cast

• Darshan as Tarak Ram
• Sruthi Hariharan as Sneha
• Shanvi Srivastava as Meera
• Devaraj as Tarak Ram (Grandfather of Darshan)
• Sumithra as Sarasamma
• Sharath Lohitashwa
• Kuri Prathap
• Sangeetha
• Avinash
• Kuldeep
• Aravind Rao
• All Ok
• Master Mahendra
• Chitra Shenoy
• Jasmine Kaar (in the song "Kudi Maga")[7]

Production

Filming

In November 2016, it was reported that the official launch for the Darshan's 49th venture with director Prakash would begin on 9 December 2016.[8] Prakash, who was busy in the pre-production work, had already finalised the main technicians for the film. His brother-in-law Dushyanth who had earlier produced Milana and Shree was roped in to produce the film. Since Darshan was involved in the shoot for his previous venture, Chakravarthy, the team made the elaborate arrangements for the film to officially begin. The second schedule of the shoot took place in Malaysia. Following this, for some of the songs shoot, the unit moved to Switzerland and Italy.

Casting

After having worked with successful stars like Shiva Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar and Vijay Raghavendra, Prakash had planned to work with Darshan and approached him with a new family entertainer script for which the actor readily agreed.[9] His brother-in-law, K. S. Dushyanth, was ready to finance the project for the third time after Milana and Shree. Actress Sruthi Hariharan was approached to play one of the two female leads in the project.[10] Newcomer Rashmika Mandanna was selected to play the second female lead role even before the release of her debut film, Kirik Party.[11] Citing dates issues, Rashmika opted out from the project and Shanvi Srivastava was replaced in her place.[12] Veteran actors Devaraj and Sumithra were selected to play the parent roles.

Soundtrack

Tarak
Soundtrack album by Arjun Janya
Released	2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	23:12
Label	Lahari Music

Arjun Janya has composed the songs and the soundtrack. Soundtrack consists of 6 songs. V. Nagendra Prasad, Jayanth Kaikini and Hari Santhosh have penned the lyrics.[13]

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Baa Baaro"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Vyasaraj Sosale	04:10
2.	"Birugaali Yondige"	Jayanth Kaikini	Armaan Malik	03:47
3.	"Mathaadu Nee"	Jayanth Kaikini	Armaan Malik, Shreya Ghoshal	03:52
4.	"Sanje Hotthu"	Hari Santhosh	Vijay Prakash, Indu Nagaraj	03:52
5.	"Ta Ta Taraka"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Neeti Mohan	03:22
6.	"Kudi Maga"	Hari Santhosh	Vyasaraj Sosale	04:09
Total length:				23:12

References

1. "Milana Prakash's Film With Darshan Titled Tarak". Chitraloka.
2. "Darshan to play the title role 'tarak' in Prakash Jayaram's next". The New Indian Express. 16 February 2017.
3. "Shanvi and Sruthi are each other's fangirls". The New Indian Express. 31 May 2017.
4. "Darshan's Tarak Movie First Look Video". YouTube. 30 March 2017.
5. "Darshan's 49th film is "Tarak"". News Karnataka. 20 February 2017.
6. "Darshan Off To Switzerland For Tarak Shooting". Chitraloka. 14 June 2017.
7. Sathiabalan, S. Indra (19 July 2019). "Taking that leap to be an actress". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
8. "Muhurat fixed for Darshan's 49th film with Prakash". The New Indian Express. 16 November 2016.
9. "Darshan-Prakash team up for a family entertainer". The New Indian Express. 28 September 2016.
10. "Sruthi Hariharan As Darshan's Leading Lady?". Chitraloka.
11. "Darshan's new heroines: Rashmika and Sruthi". The Times of India. 24 January 2017.
12. "Shanvi Srivastava for Tarak?". The New Indian Express. 28 March 2017.
13. "Arjun Janya is in demand!". The Times of India. 24 January 2017.

External links

• Tarak on Facebook
• Tarak on IMDb