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Ekam review: Making an anthology scheme program is not new, but the fact that Bharat is so assorted allows filmmakers and writers to explore the nativities crossways regions, which are unequalled to our country. Kanarese program Ekam, created by Sandeep PS and Sumanth Bhat, does exactly that – it gives the topical form of the Karavali location of Karnataka, showcasing everything from romance to belief and chronicle itself, in heptad episodes. (Also Read – Indian 2 flick review: Kamal Haasan’s flick is visually striking, but filled with semipolitical sermons)

In the prologue (Munnudi), the conference is asked in a voiceover by Kishore Kumar, “Who am I?” Focusing on ‘stories of life’ from the Karavali region, the conference is told that they every symbolize the aforementioned despite the differences, and they are every in fact ‘Ekam’ or one.

The program starts on a device state with Haaraata (Flight), directed by Sankar Gangadharan and Vivek Vinod. This is a humanities news ordered in the accord of Padoor, where college woman Manjula (Pallavi Kodagu) gets a modify on saint (Shine Shetty). This whole interreligious romance hinges on an mercantilism of digit ordered of letters and despite what haw seem initially as a frivolous premise, it conveys a brawny communication to the viewers.

Moving on to Shoola (Void), cursive and directed by Sumanth Bhat, it is most Guruva (Basama Kodagu), a superior hunter, who is presented a search to attain chronicle easier. However, this changes him drastically and he loses the gist of who he is. In the ordinal episode, Dombaraata (masquerade), also cursive and directed by Sumanth Bhat, ultimate Dhanaraja (Raj Shetty) returns from metropolis and desperately tries to ordered up a farm farm to attain a living. Do his dreams become true?

Cut to Bhranti (Delusion), again cursive and directed by Sumanth Bhat, we wager a news revolving around a teenage edifice woman who suspects she haw hit been adopted. What is the truth? Swattu, also by Sumanth Bhat, narrates the news of an old flick grapheme and his sexcapades revealed in an autobiography. While the grapheme haw hit been chesty of this, it impacts the lives of others. How?

Veteran person Prakash Raj features in program sextet named Poorvachara (Tradition), directed by Sanal Aman and Swaroop Elamon. As a accord prepares to state the terminal rites of a Negro believed to be dead, he actually turns up alive. How does this effect the topical traditions there? Finally, there’s Asmite (Identity), also directed by Swaroop Elamon and Sanal Aman, in which we wager an old Malayalam illustrator (Babu Annur) obtain an unheralded visitor, and whatever questions arise.

One of the aspects of the whole series, isolated from the superior cinematography, is how apiece of the stories – which are isolated – deform rattling slowly, showcasing a moving swing of life. This pacing impacts the program as you intend somewhat disengaged when the directors pore more on the example and society of the location to intercommunicate their theme. With affectionateness to performances, every the actors in the program hit finished a praiseworthy job, including the digit ‘big’ obloquy we wager – Raj B Shetty and Prakash Raj.

The heptad episodes counterbalance every genres from episode to funny satire, but Ekam definitely necessary more heterogeneity in cost of its directors and writers. This would alter in more perspectives, and including someone voices would hit been a beatific addition. As with every anthologies, whatever stories hit more of an effect on the conference than others. Having said that, Ekam is a assorted scheme program and is definitely worth a watch. Co-produced by Rakshit Shetty’s Paramvah Studios, the Kanarese program (with arts subs) is acquirable on ekamtheseries.com.