The tale of the Ekka film: Muthu (Yuva Rajkumar), a villager, is compelled to leave his comparatively tranquil life behind when he finds himself on the verge of losing the very house that his mother Rathna (Shruthi Krishna) cherishes. However, when a passenger he was carrying in his cab was shot at, his attempt to resolve his issues failed. The man, who turns out to be one of the five gangsters, Mastan (Atul Kulkarni), who run the city, is saved by Muthu's presence of mind in getting him to a hospital. Muthu is drawn into the core of Mastan's universe after being targeted by an assault with a terrible conclusion.

Ekka movie review: The first question that came to mind following Ekka is whether Yuva Rajkumar's performance had improved since his debut in Yuva, where his acting talent had been criticized. Ekka isn't a particularly demanding movie in that way, making it difficult to respond to. The actor's dance or combat prowess are also not utilized; the much-hyped Bangle Bangari features the simplest steps, and the fight scene on the school grounds doesn't allow him to show off much either. Yuva was almost trapped in a box with hardly any space to move around. In the movie, they actually do that to him, but hey, I digress.

The film was based on the fundamental idea that there is a child and an animal within every person and that Muthu's challenge was to remain innocent in a society that was tempting the wild and deadly aspect of him. The first half of the movie, which isn't the most interesting, is centered around Muthu's positive qualities, which don't fade quickly enough. Only in the last five to seven minutes before the intermission does the pace begin to improve. Based on that interval block alone, one could believe there was still hope for the movie.

However, unfortunately, those aspirations were completely misguided. In the second half, Muthu wholeheartedly accepts his inner big bad wolf, unleashing a torrent of violence while simultaneously wishing that everything would go back to his happy old days. Apparently, all it takes to overcome all the harm you've done and get saved is to have once had some good in you. Alas!

Although Ekka's cast features Sanjana Anand, Sampadaa Hulivana, Poorna Mysore, Archana Kottige, Puneeth Rudranag, Dr Suri, Shruthi Krishna, Atul Kulkarni, Adityaa, and several others, none of them are given much bandwidth, so there is little to say about their performances. The notion that a "strong" woman is someone who swears but is otherwise spineless, acting like a helpless puppy and tolerating any crap thrown at them by the protagonist, persists in this story as well.

Although the cinematography by Satya Hegde and the music by Charanraj stand out overall, they cannot truly be considered saving graces since the end result is a hotchpotch that is about to fall to pieces.

The outcome of the Ekka film: Ekka was a hopeful relaunch, including a superior Yuva film. Additionally, it was hoped that the movie would help end the box office drought in Sandalwood. Regarding the box office, it's up to the viewers, and if the present trend is any indication, the wait goes on. Ekka isn't the superior picture that Yuva merited.

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