''Sakkare'' ( kan, ಸಕ್ಕರೆ) (English : ''Sugar'') is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language

romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

written and directed by

Abhaya Simha Abhaya Simha is a Kannada film director and screenwriter. He was born and brought up in Mangalore, Karnataka, INDIA. He did his graduation from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. He studied Kannada, English Literature and Journalism. After that he ...

, which stars

Ganesh Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu ...

and

Deepa Sannidhi Deepa Sannidhi (born Rahasya) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in the 2011 film '' Saarathi''. Personal life Rahasya was born in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka to Shashidhar and Nanda. She ...

in the lead roles. The major portions of the film have been shot in Madikeri,

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

, Mysore and other places. The film is produced jointly by

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 ...

and Shylaja Nag of Media House Productions and the music is scored by

V. Harikrishna V. Harikrishna (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, playback singer and film producer. He has mainly scored music for Kannada films. After his stint as a programmer and assistant musician, Harikrishna made hi ...

Cast

as Vinay/Vinny *

as Neha *

Ananth Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and Eng ...

as Col Cariappa *

Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar, also known by her married name Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films and a few Tamil films. Early life Anu was born in Bangalore to M. V. Prabhakar, an employee with Bharat H ...

as Sneha *

Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prakash ( Bhat), also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has primarily featured in Kannada, and Malayalam films and TV series besides acting in Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her pe ...

as Vasundhara *

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 w ...

* Rajesh Nataranga * Siddaraja Kalyankar

Production

Launch

The film shooting officially began at the Dodda Ganapati Temple, near

Basavanagudi Basavanagudi is a residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bangalore. It is located in South Bangalore, along the borders of Jayanagar. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the Bull Temple, which contains a monolith statue of the N ...

. The Pooja was held quite early in the morning and immediately thereafter the unit members moved to Madikeri for further shooting of the film. The film is being produced by Shylaja Nag and

of Media House Productions and directed by Abhay Simha who had already directed an award-winning film ''Gubbachchigalu'' earlier and bilingual film '' Shikari'' with Malayalam Super Star

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada ...

in the lead role. Hari Krishna is the music director of the film for which all the five songs of the film has been written by

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film '' Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kann ...

. The film will be shot for ten days in Madikeri after which the unit is returning to

Casting

After Ganesh's confirmed presence for the film, the director approached actress

Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress. She has established a career in Kannada cinema as a leading actress. Having worked in television serials such as ''Nandagokula'', ''Kaadambari'', and ''Sumangali'', Pandit made her featu ...

to essay the female lead role. However, due to her previous appointments with the film ''

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'', she could not allot her dates. Later

was roped in her place. Actor

Prakash Rai Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films, he is the recipient of several ...

was first approached for a key role which he rejected and instead

replaced for the same.

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by

with lyrics by

and

Jayanth Kaikini Jayanth Kaikini (born 24 January 1955) is a poet, short story writer, playwright, columnist in Kannada and a lyricist in Kannada Cinema. He has so far published six anthologies of short stories, four books of poetry, three plays and a collect ...

Critical reception

Srikanth Srinivasa of ''

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'' wrote that "''Sakkare'' seems to send a message that it is a movie for all those who are romantic at heart".

References

External links

* {{B. Suresha Films set in Bangalore 2010s Kannada-language films Indian romantic drama films 2013 romantic drama films 2013 films Films scored by V. Harikrishna Films directed by Abhaya Simha