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{{Short description|2003 Telugu film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Taarak poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| native_name = 
| director = [[Balasekaran]]
| writer = [[Paruchuri Brothers]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = Balasekharan
| story = Vijaya Creations Unit
| based_on = 
| producer = Achanta Gopinadh
| starring = [[Taraka Ratna]]<br />[[Sharmelee|Sharmili]]<br />[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]
| narrator =
| cinematography = Poorna
| editing = Ravindra Babu
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| studio = 
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|2003|4|3}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Taarak''''' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by [[Balasekaran]] and starring [[Taraka Ratna]], [[Sharmelee|Sharmili]] and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]].

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Taraka Ratna|Nandamuri Taraka Ratna]] as Taraka "Taarak" Ram
*[[Sharmelee|Sharmili]] as Varsha
*[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] as Jagadish Prasad
*[[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] as JP
*[[Banerjee (actor)|Banerjee]] as College lecturer
*[[Giri Babu]]
*[[Tanikella Bharani]]
*[[L. B. Sriram]]
*[[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]]
*[[Sudhakar (Telugu actor)|Sudhakar]]
*[[Chitram Srinu]]
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]]
*[[Srinivasa Reddy]]
*[[Suman Setty]]
*[[Kaushal Manda|Kaushal]]
*[[Murali Mohan]] (guest appearance)
*Siva Krishna (guest appearance)
*Seetu Singh (special song)
{{Colend}}

== Production ==
[[Sharmelee|Sharmili]] made her Telugu debut with this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/celebrating-cinema-and-music/article28638808.ece|title=Celebrating cinema and music|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 April 2003|author=Sudhish Kamath|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=2 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802201215/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/celebrating-cinema-and-music/article28638808.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/19south.htm|title=From MCA to celluloid|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=19 April 2003|author=Poornima|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=6 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506043330/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/19south.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music composed by [[Mani Sharma]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarak Songs: Tarak MP3 Telugu Songs by Mani Sharma Online Free on Gaana.com |url=https://gaana.com/album/tarak |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]] |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704131437/https://gaana.com/album/tarak |archive-date=4 July 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> was well received.<ref name="release">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news234.html|title=Taarak calendar|date=25 March 2003|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531013352/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news234.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Vennela Kala
| extra1 = Charan, Nitya Santhoshini
| lyrics1 = [[Veturi]]
| length1 = 5:17
| title2 = Alakalu Ela
| extra2 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| lyrics2 = Sai Harsha
| length2 = 5:08
| title3 = Mellanga Raavo
| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]], Suneetha
| lyrics3 = Shakti
| length3 = 4:46
| title4 = Esko Esko
| extra4 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Radhika
| lyrics4 = Vijay Kumar
| length4 = 5:07
| title5 = Sarasamika Sunday
| extra5 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| lyrics5 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| length5 = 4:12
| title6 = Vanakalamani
| extra6 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| lyrics6 = Chandrabose
| length6 = 4:30
| total_length = 29:00
}}

== Release and reception ==
The film was scheduled to release on 11 April 2003 but was advanced to 3 April 2003.<ref name="release"/>

Gudipoori Srihari of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "The film has a vague story line and appears to have been influenced by a Hollywood movie. The characters are not well supported by dialogue. Tarak Ratna is a shade better and confident than what he looked in his earlier two films".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-taarak.html|title=Lack of cohesive storyline|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 April 2003|author=Gudipoodi Srihari|via=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531013352/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-taarak.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' gave the film a rating of three out of five and said that "The director tried to create an impact of that using the flashback. But the narrative meanders from the basic objective towards the love track between hero and heroine".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-taarak.html|title=Taarak|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=3 April 2003|author=Jeevi|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531013356/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-taarak.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Mithun Verma of ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "The movie's intentions were sacred, aiming at the increasingly suicidal youth. But the execution will definitely not decrease any, to say the least".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/tarak/telugu/tarak-movie-reviews-897-2.html|title=Tarak Review|author=Mithun Verma|work=Full Hyderabad|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=4 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704131650/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/tarak/telugu/tarak-movie-reviews-897-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|3425186}}

[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2003 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Balasekaran]]

Taarak - Revision history

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