''Tuglak'' ( kn, ತುಗ್ಲಕ್) is a 2012 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language film directed by

Aravind Kaushik Aravind Kaushik is an Indian film director, screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He rose to fame with 2010 film '' Nam Areal Ond Dina''. Career Aravind Kaushik began his career as an dubbing artist in 2002 film ''Joot''. He continued as ...

, starring

Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker of Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. ...

Meghana Gaonkar Meghana Gaonkar (born 8 May 1986) is an Indian actress working in Kannada cinema. She made her acting debut in 2010, with the film '' Nam Areal Ond Dina''. Early life Meghana Gaonkar was born in Kalaburgi. She did her schooling from Sharanba ...

and Anisha Ummer.

Cast

as Raaghu *

as Sonia * Anisha Ummer as Sania *

B. Suresha B. Suresha is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing the films ''Artha'' (2003) and ''Puttakkana Highway'' (2011). Career B. Suresha made his debut as a child ac ...

as a don * Giri * Balu Nagendra * Venkat Shastry * Kailash *

Rishab Shetty Prashant Shetty, known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor and film maker who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', for which he directed and acted as the main ...

Vaijanath Biradar Vaijanath Basappa Biradar is an Indian comedian and actor who works in Kannada cinema. He has acted nearly 500 movies in Kannada. He was awarded the top one best actor in the 2011 India Imagine film festival that took place in Madrid, Spain f ...

Bank Janardhan Janardhan, known by his stage name Bank Janardhan is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He is well-known for his comedy and drama roles in various Kannada films and television series. Some of the notable films of Janardhan as an actor ...

Music

Reception

Critical response

R G Vijayasarathy of ''

Rediff.com Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 e ...

'' scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Arjun's music is passable. Camerawork by Manu Apler is a major highlight of the film. The film could have been more engaging and interesting". '' Bangalore Mirror'' wrote "Anisha Umar, in her first Kannada film, is passable and Meghana has just added another film to her list. B Suresha in the role of a don is neither scary or funny. The camerawork and the editing where the cuts are invisible are the plus points of the film. Otherwise, the director should take the blame. Period". ''

Deccan Herald ''Deccan Herald'' is an Indian English language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by K. N. Guruswamy, a liquor businessman from Ballari and was launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Print ...

'' wrote "“Tuglak” lives up to its title. An effort that holds itself back just short of brilliance, “Tuglak” simplifies the dilemma many face, but leaves the audience dissatisfied. Just as the sultan of yore, perhaps?"

References

{{reflist 2012 drama films 2010s Kannada-language films 2012 films Indian drama films Films directed by Aravind Kaushik