Tadka (तडका)

​"Tadka (तडका)"

Watched Hindi movie "Tadka (तडका)". 

This film is directed by Prakash Raj. Story by Stan Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. Produced by Prakash Raj & others. Music by Anup Rubens, Kapil Jangir.  Music by Anup Rubens. Cinematography Preetha Jayaraman. The film stars Nana Patekar, Tapasee Pannu, Iravati Harshe, Lillet Dubey, Shriya Saran, Ali Fasal, Murali Sharma, Rajesh Sharma. The film runs for about 1 hours 55 minutes and was released on 4th Nov 2022. I watched it with Aditi on Zee5 on 30th Nov 2022.

This movie is adopted from Malayalam movie ‘Salt N’ Pepper’ written by the same duo. 

Nana is an archeologist and a foodie. Shriya is a RJ and loves to cook. Call on a wrong number connects them. Slowly they start conversation on phone and start liking each other without ever meeting. Then they decide to meet. 

Nana is Nana. The whimsical, quirky, basically Nana. Shriya is demure, single, subdued. The supporting cast is superb. They really hold the film aloft. Lillet can make any role hers. Tapasi portrays a millennial very well. She also looks very beautiful with lavender hair. Ali plays Nana’s nephew, a flamboyant youngster. He looks thinner than in Mirzapur. Murli and Iravati also support very well. 

Direction is ok. The awareness of Nana. The freeness of Shriya. The convenient coincidences. The slowish pace. Director retains the interest but doesn’t make it wow!

All in all, it’s an ok movie to watch if you have spare time, otherwise you can even miss it. 

Positives: Cast.  

Negatives: Pace. Predictability. 

Not a must watch.