Tagaru
| Tagaru | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Duniya Soori |
| Screenplay by | Duniya Soori Surendranath |
| Story by | Duniya Soori Surendranath |
| Produced by | K. P. Srikanth |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Dhananjay Bhavana Vasishta N. Simha Manvitha Devaraj |
| Narrated by | Devaraj |
| Cinematography | Mahendra Simha |
| Edited by | Deepu S. Kumar |
| Music by | Charan Raj |
Production company | Venus Entertainers |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Tagaru (transl. ram - male sheep) is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language action crime film co-written and directed by Duniya Soori and produced by K. P. Srikanth under Venus Entertainers. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, alongside Dhananjaya, Bhavana, Manvitha Kamath, Vasishta N. Simha and Devaraj. The music was composed by Charan Raj, while cinematography and editing were handled by Mahendra Simha and Deepu. S. Kumar.
The film was officially launched on 22 August 2016 and the first look was released the following day. The project marks the second collaboration between Duniya Soori and Shiva Rajkumar after Kaddipudi.
Tagaru was theatrically released on 23 February 2018 to positive reviews from critics and became one of the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2018. A major chunk of the narrative device was reported to be the main source of inspiration for the template of the tweaked script of the 2021 Telugu film Krack. The film was remade in Tamil as Raid.