''Ekka Saka'' is a Tulu language film, directed by K. Sooraj Shetty and produced by Lion Kishore D. Shetty for Lukumi Cine Creations. It stars Hitesh Naik and Sonal Monteiro. The film was released on 1 May 2015.

Plot

Prashant (Naik), who has been looking after his father's money lending business, falls in

love at first sight Love at first sight is a personal experience as well as a common trope in literature: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romantic attraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger. Described by p ...

with Divya (

Sonal Monteiro Sonal Monteiro is an Indian actress. She appeared in many Coastalwood and Sandalwood movies. Early life Sonal joined St. Agnes College, Mangalore. During her studies, she joined the modelling industry and won Miss Beautiful Smile 2013, Miss ...

) on the college campus. He asks Divya to marry him. A few days after they meet, she asks him to convince her parents, who oppose the marriage. The couple asks Gopal (

Naveen D Padil Naveen D. Padil (born 11 November 1969) is an Indian theatre and film actor who has performed in over a thousand plays mostly in Tulu language. Known widely in the circles of Tulu theatre from his acting performances as a "Master of Comedy and ...

) for help to get married. But unforeseen events happen.

Cast

*Hitesh Naik as Prashanth *

as Divya *Aseer Sheik *

as Gopal *

Bhojaraj Vamanjoor Bhojaraj Vamanjoor is an Indian actor, who predominantly works in Tulu theatre and Tulu film industry. Vamanjoor is also a Yakshagana Artist. He is one of the active members of the Tulu drama troupe ''"Cha Parka Kalavidher Kudla"'' along wit ...

Tennis Krishna Tennis Krishna is a popular Kannada actor and comedian. Tennis Krishna has acted in over 600 movies and has a record of acting in 100 movies with comedy actress Rekha Das. Life His background is from Kannada theatre. He acted with Kannada act ...

Aravind Bolar Aravind Bolar (born January 4, 1966) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tulu and Kannada language films. Bolar began his career in Yakshagana, and he has acted in more than 100 plays and 50 plus films. Personal life Aravind Bolar was ...

as Gunanath *

Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. Born in the town of Belur, in the district of Hassan and brought up in Tiptur. He graduated in bachelor of commerce from the Kalpatharu First Grade College, which was ...

Padmaja Rao Padmaja Rao is an Indian actress, TV serial director and producer in Karnataka, India. She is a versatile actor known for playing a wide variety of character roles in various film genres. Some of the notable films of Padmaja Rao as an actress i ...

*Umanath Kotian * Sudha Belawadi *Sathish Bandale *Shobhraj Pavoor *Chaitra Shetty as Shilpa *Ravi Surathkal *Sundar Rai Mandara *Chandrahas Kadri * Sandeep Shetty *Prasanna Shetty *Shobha Rai *Raghavendra Rai *Pradeep Alva

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by

Ravi Basrur Ravi Basrur is an Indian music composer, sound designer, lyricist and director who made his debut in the Kannada film industry in 2014. Career He debuted by scoring music for the film ''Ugramm''. Following his debut, Basrur composed music ...

, the composer for the film ''

Ugramm ''Ugramm'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Prashanth Neel and produced under the banner Inkfinite Pictures with his brother Pradeep Neel as the executive producer. It stars Srimurali and Haripriya as the lea ...

''.

Production

Production for the film started on 1 December 2014 when its

muhurat shot In the Indian film industry, the muhurat shot or muhurtam shot is the first shot (or take) of a film marking the commencement of the principal photography. It is preceded by a pooja (religious rites). Muhurtam is a word from the Rig Veda and m ...

took place. The film was released on 1 May 2015 in 11 theatres across

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Reception

Ekka Saka received positive reviews from its audience. It successfully completed 100 days in

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ke ...

References

External links

* Tulu cinema Tulu-language films {{Tulu-film-stub