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2022 · Streaming premiere · Tamil · 2h 22m · Drama
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Filmi Score
Good
5 reviews
58
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What the critics say
Critics agree Taanakkaran tackles police training abuse with strong performances and craft, calling it an important, hard-hitting message film, though most fault a tacked-on romance and say the repeated violence tips into numbing torture porn.
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Summary
Taanakkaran (2022, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 5 critic reviews.
A group of police recruits encounter horrific treatment at their police training school. Will they overcome the hardships or fall victims to the abusive system?
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A group of police recruits encounter horrific treatment at their police training school. Will they overcome the hardships or fall victims to the abusive system?
Taanakkaran (2022, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 5 critic reviews.
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What the critics said
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Calls it one of the year's most important films, praising tight screenplay, performances, cinematography and score, with minor reservations about… Read it there →
Says the film delivers a necessary message about colonial roots of police brutality but undermines it with excessive, repeated depictions of… Read it there →
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28
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Taanakkaran: quick answers
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What is Taanakkaran's OTT release date?
Taanakkaran arrived on OTT on 8 Apr 2022 in India.
Where can I watch Taanakkaran?
Taanakkaran is not on any OTT service we track in India, the US, the UK or Canada right now. Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Taanakkaran?
Taanakkaran has a Filmi Score of 58 (Good), the mean of 5 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 28 (The News Minute) to 82 (Cinema Express). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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