Ek Love Ya
Ek Love Ya[1] is Indian Kannada-language romantic action film written and directed by Prem[2] and produced by Rakshita[3] under the home banner Rakshita Film Factory.[4][5] The film features Rakshita's brother Raanna as the lead, Reeshma in their debut.[6] It also features Rachita Ram. Arjun Janya was hired to compose the music while cinematography and editing is handled by Mahendra Simha and Srinivas P Babu.[7]
| Ek Love Ya | |
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| Directed by | Prem |
| Written by | Prem |
| Produced by | Rakshita |
| Starring | Abhishek Rao Reeshma Rachita Ram |
| Cinematography | Mahendra Simha |
| Edited by | Srinivas P Babu |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Rakshita Film Factory |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | ₹14 crore |
Plot
Amar is a young man, who wants to fulfils his father Shankar's dream of becoming a lawyer. Years later, Amar becomes an alcoholic lawyer working for famous criminal lawyer named CH Vishwanath and meets Swati, a junior lawyer and Vishwanath's daughter. A flashback reveals that Amar had loved his childhood girlfriend Anitha, but she leaves him without any reason, thus Amar wants to kill Anitha. However, It is revealed that Anitha actually loved Amar, but sacrificed her love due to Shankar's request as Shankar doesn't want Amar's career-ambition to be spoiled due to Amar's love for Anitha. When Anitha is mysteriously thrown from a under-construction building and is in coma.
The officials pinpoint on Amar, who is arrested by the police and is awaiting punishment from the court. Shankar reveals about Anitha's sacrifice which leaves Amar heartbroken. The next day at the court, Amar escapes from the cops and seeks his friends and Swathi's help to sneak Anitha out of the hospital. They embark on an investigation and check the CCTV footage with Swati's help where they find Amar's friend Daisy, who is a sex worker and enquires her only to learn that the culprit was at the hotel, They check the Hotel manager who arrives at the resident named Ramesh's house, who booked the hotel's room but finds Ramesh, along with Daisy dead.
They also enquire Anitha and Amar's common friend Sheela where they learn that Anitha wanted to meet Amar for reconcilation, but was too late as the culprit had sent her to coma by pushing her from construction site. They enquire a wedding videographer who was at the hotel and finds that Anitha was waiting for her. Sheela calls Amar to reveal that the culprit has arrived. Amar arrives at Sheela's house and produces the culprit to the court where the culprit accepts his misdeeds and Amar is exonerated from the charges and is proven innocent. While leaving for the prison, The culprit is shot dead by Anitha's father.
Amar calls Vishwanath to have a chit-chat where Amar reveals that the culprit was actually a scapegoat and reveals that Vishwanath's son Arjun is the main culprit. Vishwanath had learnt about Arjun's misdeeds and is determined to protect him and blamed Amar for the murder and ask the culprit to finish off the eyewitnesses, who knows about his son including Anitha. When Vishwanath ask about Arjun, Amar tells him that he killed Arjun and thrown his body in a dumping yard, thus avenging Anitha's injustice. Swathi, learning of Vishwanath and Arjun's misdeeds is disgusted and begins to loathe them. The film ends with Amar living with his friends in their hill house and is seen talking to Anitha (though she is mentally unstable).
Cast
- Abhishek Rao (Stage Name Raanna) as Amar
- Reeshma Nanaiah as Anitha, Amar's love interest
- Rachita Ram as Swathi, Vishwanath's daughter
- Ankita Naik as Daisy, a sex worker
- Shashi Kumar as Shankar, Amar's Father
- Charan Raj as Lawyer CH Vishwanath
- Cockroach Sudhi as Couple Raghu
- Sooraj as Amar's friend
- Nidhi as Sheela, Anitha and Amar's friend
- Rakshita - Special appearance in the Song "Yennegu Hennigu" [8]
- Prem - Special appearance in the Song "Yennegu Hennigu"
- Arjun Gowda as Arjun, Vishwanath's son and Swathi's brother
Release
Although initially anticipating to release in early to mid 2020, Prem has delayed the release due to health issues of Janya and the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[9] It was rescheduled for 21 January 2022, but was postponed again to 24 February 2022.[10][11]
Soundtrack
| Ek Love Ya | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by | |||||
| Released | 24 February 2022 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Kannada | ||||
| Label | A2 Music | ||||
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The soundtrack is composed by Arjun Janya, and is being released in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yaare Yaare" | Prem | Armaan Malik | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Helu Yaake" | Prem | Prem | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Yennegu Hennigu" | Prem | Mangli, Kailash Kher | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Ondu Oorali" | Sharanakumar Gajendragada | Shankar Mahadevan | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Meet Madana Illa Date Madana" | Vijay Eshwar | Aishwarya Rangarajan | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Edebaditha Joragide" | Manjunath BS | Prem, Anuradha Bhat | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Matthe Nodabeda" | Vijay Eshwar | Sonu Nigam, Saindhavi | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yaare Yaare" | Prem, Rakendu Mouli | Sanjith Hegde | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Kaalaanni Marachi" | Prem, Rakendu Mouli | Anudeep Dev | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Mandaina Maguvaina" | Mangli, Saketh Komanduri | 3:37 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yaaro Yaaro" | Prem, Rathan Chandrashekar | Sanjith Hegde | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Thappennadi Thappu" | Prem, Rathan Chandrashekar | Nakul Abhyankar | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Ponnukkum Thannikkum" | Saicharan Bhaskaruni, Sahiti Chaganti | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aroo Aroo" | Prem, Rathan Chandrashekar | Sanjith Hegde | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Thettenthadi Thettu" | Prem, Rathan Chandrashekar | Yazin Nizar | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Penninum Kallinum" | Saicharan Bhaskaruni, Sahiti Chaganti | 3:37 |
Reception
OTTPlay wrote "Ek Love Ya review: A start-to-finish showcase for debutant Raanna, who shows promise, albeit in run-of-the-mill film" and gave a rating of 3/5. [12]
References
- "Director Prem's upcoming film titled Ek Love Ya". Cinema Express. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- "Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "Rakshitha returns to acting with 'Ek Love Ya'". Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Ek Love Ya is a family affair, shoot begins today". BoxOffice India. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "EkLove Ya team to shoot in Mysuru on Prem's birthday this year". Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Ek Love Ya to begin from May 15 with fight scenes". The New Indian Express. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "Prem's Ek Love Ya shooting begins today". Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Rakshitha to make a special appearance in Prem's Ek Love Ya". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Director Prem to soon announce next directorial venture". The New Indian Express. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- "Ek Love Ya release date pushed due to curfew, 50% occupancy". Times of India. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022. (archive)
- "Prem's Ek Love Ya trailer released, director thanks fans". Times of India. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.(archive)
- OTTplay https://ottplay.com/amp/review/ek-love-ya-review-a-start-to-finish-showcase-for-debutant-raanna-who-shows-promise-albeit-in-run-of-the-mill-film/d5e0618e95554.
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External links
- Ek Love Ya at IMDb