Taarak is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Balasekaran and starring Taraka Ratna, Sharmili and Krishna.

[4] Gudipoori Srihari of The Hindu opined that "The film has a vague story line and appears to have been influenced by a Hollywood movie.

[5] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film a rating of three out of five and said that "The director tried to create an impact of that using the flashback.

But the narrative meanders from the basic objective towards the love track between hero and heroine".

[6] Mithun Verma of Full Hyderabad wrote that "The movie's intentions were sacred, aiming at the increasingly suicidal youth.