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{{short description|2020 Indian romantic comedy film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Taana
| image = Taana film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Yuvaraj Subramani
| producer = M.C. Kalaimamani<br />M.K. Lakshmi Kalaimamani
| writer = Yuvaraj Subramani
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]]<br />[[Nandita Swetha]]
| music = [[Vishal Chandrashekhar]]
| studio = Nobel Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|01|24}}
| cinematography = G. R. N. Shiva
| editing = [[Prasanna GK]]
| runtime = 123 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Taana''''' is a 2020 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by Yuvaraj Subramani. The film stars [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]] and [[Nandita Swetha]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=CR |first=Sharanya |date=20 September 2018 |title=Vaibhav and Nandita get set to make you laugh in 'Taana' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vaibhav-and-nandita-get-set-to-make-you-laugh-in-taana/articleshow/65871092.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025223620/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vaibhav-and-nandita-get-set-to-make-you-laugh-in-taana/articleshow/65871092.cms |archive-date=25 October 2021 |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> , This movie is available on [[ZEE5|Zee5]] ott platform.

== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=October 2023}}
Sakthi is the only son in the family of cops but he refuses to join the force due to his voice disorder; if Sakthi gets anxious or tensed, he speaks in a female voice. A corrupt DIG is hurt by Sakthi's performance in sports during the selection process. With his ego hurt, he challenges Sakthi that he would never be able to join Police while he is at helm of the affairs. Meanwhile Sakthi encounters a dead body near tracks in forest which he feels is a murder, but police falsely dismisses as a suicide case. With help of a police constable, Sakthi discovers various cryptics leading the trail of murders to a builder and DIG. The film is all about how Sakthi overcome his shortcomings and join the police force only to find the criminals behind the murders.

== Cast ==

{{cast listing|
* [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]] as Shaktivel
**Surendar kpy as young Shaktivel (Flashback)
* [[Nandita Swetha]] as Nivetha
* [[Yogi Babu]] as Dooma
* [[Pandiarajan]] as Shakti's father
* [[Hareesh Peradi]] as D.I.G Tilagar
* Mippu
* [[Vela Ramamoorthy]]
* Pasanga Sivakumar<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news |date=24 January 2020 |title=Vaibhav strained himself physically while shooting for 'Taana' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vaibhav-strained-himself-physically-while-shooting-for-taana/articleshow/73574715.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128072203/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vaibhav-strained-himself-physically-while-shooting-for-taana/articleshow/73574715.cms |archive-date=28 January 2020 |access-date=24 January 2020 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* [[Uma (Tamil actress)|Uma]] as Shakthi's mother<ref name="TOI" />
* [[Sandra Amy|Sandra]] as Anitha
*Arun
*Aravind
*[[Vignesh Karthick]]
*[[Kalairani]]
* [[Florent Pereira]] as Shakti's Grandfather <ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2019 |title=From behind the scenes to in front of the arc lights |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/from-behind-the-scenes-to-in-front-of-the-arc-lights/articleshow/68656841.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626160115/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/from-behind-the-scenes-to-in-front-of-the-arc-lights/articleshow/68656841.cms |archive-date=26 June 2021 |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
}}

== Production ==
Vaibhav was signed to work on a film titled ''Taana'' directed by Yuvaraj, an associate of [[Selvaraghavan]] in 2018. The film was titled ''Taana'', which is based on the Tamil term ''Taanakaran'' (Police). [[Nandita Swetha]], [[Pandiarajan]], [[Yogi Babu]], and [[Hareesh Peradi]] were signed to play supporting roles with the latter portraying a negative role and Pandiarajan portraying the father of Vaibhav's character. The film was shot in [[Ranipet]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 2018 |title=Vaibhav and Nandita get set to make you laugh in 'Taana' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vaibhav-and-nandita-get-set-to-make-you-laugh-in-taana/articleshow/65871092.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025223620/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vaibhav-and-nandita-get-set-to-make-you-laugh-in-taana/articleshow/65871092.cms |archive-date=25 October 2021 |access-date=24 January 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
[[Vishal Chandrashekhar]] was roped in to compose the music and notably used 40 violins for the song "Nee Mayakkura".<ref name="Subramanian 2019">{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=2019-09-27 |title=Vishal's unusual music for Taana |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270919/vishals-unusual-music-for-taana.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124234021/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270919/vishals-unusual-music-for-taana.html |archive-date=24 January 2020 |access-date=2020-03-24 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> The lyrics for all songs were written by Ku. Karthik.<ref name="Raaga.com">{{Cite web |title=Taana (2019) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/taana-songs-T0004807 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231011053204/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/taana-songs-T0004807 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |access-date=24 March 2020 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>

*Nee Mayakkura - Sinduri
*Tik Tok - Yogi, Roshini
*Vandhaachu Taana Kutti - Ann Benson, Sriranjani, Aneha
*Taana - Velu, Balaji Sri
*Accham Pisaasada - Velu
*Mistero - MCD

== Reception ==
''The Times of India'' wrote "Taana has nothing new to offer except for another disorder-based characterisation created for its protagonist. There is hardly any scene which makes one empathise with the protagonist. On top of that, the film is filled with several clichés we come across in most of the films – a middle-class hero, a female lead for the hero to fall in love at first fight, father-son ego, doting mother, and so on. A horror angle and an investigation track in the latter half are better than the tiring former half. Apart from the decent technical side, what keeps the audience hooked to an extent is Vaibhav’s performance and some of the one-liners of Yogi Babu".<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2020 |title=Taana Movie Review : A tedious outing filled with clichés |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/taana/movie-review/73582823.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529093609/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/taana/movie-review/73582823.cms |archive-date=29 May 2022 |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> ''The New Indian Express'' wrote "It is quite hard to determine what Taana aspires to do. The film could have been a zany comedy that took a sensitive dig at what ‘masculinity’ means in today’s world. Or, it could have been a mere investigative thriller that follows the journey of a cop. Taana half-heartedly tries to do both and ends up being neither".<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 2020 |title='Taana' review: Handcuffed in boredom |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/Jan/25/taana-review-handcuffed-in-boredom-2094102.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511143420/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/Jan/25/taana-review-handcuffed-in-boredom-2094102.html |archive-date=11 May 2024 |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|10415510}}

[[Category:2020 films]]
[[Category:2020 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2020 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2020 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vishal Chandrashekhar]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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