Tekka

Hostage thrillers generally thrive on palpable intensity, which can be cultivated through a compelling and sophisticated screenwriting.

Regrettably, 'Tekka' falls short in this regard.

Pacing is lethargic and the narrative is riddled with occurrences that starkly contradict logic and rationalities. Furthermore, the underlying themes; class discrimination, communal hate interfaith marriages, corrupt politicians; all, undeniably critical, yet the execution feels heavy-handed and moralistic, lacking the emotional resonance one would hope for.

While the performances, particularly that of Dev, and the end twist provide a glimmer of redemption, they are not enough to elevate the film from the pits of mediocrity.

Much more was expected out of a Srijit Mukherjee but unfortunately that was not to be and was very disappointed. Boring, slow, bland and melodramatic storyline. We expect more out of Srijit Mukherjee especially in the thriller genre. Hope we would get some great thrillers from him in future.

Acting : 5 Story and screenplay : 2 Music : 7 Action : 2

The subplots were equally poor and did not see any hope from them. We may take a leaf of movies made in other languages to get some ideas and replicate in our own way probably as they keep us guessing till the end and don't drag it in between. Please avoid if possible.

When a movie establishes its own rules, only to break them later, and still manages to make every prior event work in context-only few films manage to pull this off satisfyingly. *Tekka* is one of them.

It's been a while since a film had my jaw hanging down to the floor. Srijit Mukherji expertly crafts a series of events that feels like a well-executed magic trick, leaving you in disbelief.

The tension is palpable, with sharp dialogue exchanges and standout performances. The set design immerses you fully. Madhura Palit, the Cannes-winning cinematographer, uses minimal yet powerful techniques to shoot the same location through thousands of lenses. The script is tastefully witty, with almost every joke hitting its mark.

However, Mukherji seems to hold back, perhaps intentionally to cater to the commercial Puja crowd. Some plot points are deliberately dumbed down for accessibility. There's a bit of spoon-feeding in the exposition, along with a few jarring editing choices and camera angles that feel out of place. The sound design also feels unpolished-dubbing is often out of sync, and sound effects are not properly panned across the theatre. The score weirdly mimics Nolan's Tenet, with one section lifting the chord progression directly from Ludwig Göransson's "Rainy Night in Tallinn" unchanged.

Despite its few but present flaws, *Tekka* is an exhilarating ride. Avoid spoilers and trailers-going in blind is the best way to experience this. Highly recommended.

STOP RELEASING SUCH KIND OF FLIMS. LIKE- BAGHAJATIN, TEKKA During Puja. The Flim was very bad, that is another issue. Highly political agenda involved. Disgusting. If you really want to release a flim during Puja, Release flim like the Old Time, Sudhu Tomari Jonnya, Katmandu etc. That means either Romantic or Comedy Flim. Don't release any saddestic flim during the Puja.

So, try to remember from the next time. We want to watch a Romantic and Comedy flim during puja, release this kind of flims some other times, You have the whole year and So many holidays to that. Please , requesting you to release old kind flims.

I can definitely say that Srijit Mukherji has cooked in Tekka and he probably has extracted the career best performance from Dev. Best thing was hearing Dev cussing, it was paisa wasool for that reason alone. Rukmini and Swastika were great as well. The film jumps straight into the action and maintains the pace & tempo keeping us on the edge. And that twist, I seriously wasn't expecting it dayumn. The climax was brilliant and concludes the film perfectly. There were a few massy elements ft Dev as well which was cool. And the way it tackles several social, religious and political issues without being preachy was commendable. In fact the message of communal harmony was very impactful. The film has everything to become a blockbuster this Durga Puja.