Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A
| Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Hemanth M. Rao |
| Written by | Gundu Shetty Hemanth M. Rao |
| Produced by | Rakshit Shetty |
| Starring | Rakshit Shetty Rukmini Vasanth |
| Cinematography | Advaitha Gurumurthy |
| Edited by | Sunil S. Bharadwaj Hemanth M. Rao |
| Music by | Charan Raj |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | KVN Productions |
Release date | 1 September 2023 |
Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹20 crores (shared with Side B) |
| Box office | ₹26.25 crores[1] |
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A (stylized as Sapta Saagaradaache Ello (Side A); transl. "Somewhere Beyond the Seven Seas (Side A)") is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Hemanth M. Rao and produced by Rakshit Shetty. It stars Rakshit Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth in the lead roles. The music is composed by Charan Raj, while the cinematography was handled by Advaitha Gurumurthy and editing by Sunil S. Bharadwaj and Hemanth M. Rao.[2]
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A was released on 1 September 2023 and received highly positive reviews from critics. Sequel Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B released on 17 November 2023.
Plot
Manu and Priya's ardent love story unfolds, delving into the depths of their emotions. Manu goes to great lengths to fulfill his promise and their love faces a profound transformation when destiny triggers an unexpected turn.
Manu is an innocent, simple man and a car driver to a business tycoon Shankregouda. His lover is a college student Priya. She dreams of living in a beachside house with Manu and her family. Manu wants to fulfill his lady love's dream. One day Shankregouda's son Preetam drinks and drives, thus killing a man. In order to save his reputation, Shankregouda requests Manu to take this blame on himself and admit the same in the court trials. In return Shankregouda would bail Manu out and give him anything he desires.
Thinking that he could make enough money for the beachside house if he does according to Shankregouda, Manu accepts before the judge that he is guilty. With the assistance of Shankregouda's lawyers, efforts are made to bail Manu out. One morning Shankregouda dies of heart attack. His manager Prabhu who is greedy and corrupt suggests Shankregouda's wife to not waste money on Manu as it was Shankregouda who had promised to help money. She agrees too.
Now Manu has neither the money nor power to help himself. Meanwhile Priya, desperate to free Manu tries contacting Shankregouda's wife, lawyer and Prabhu. But everybody ignore her. She sells some of her ornaments, hires a new lawyer for Manu's case. She even quits her education to earn money. In the jail, Manu is being beaten up by Soma and his gang and has a tough time. He later joins Patila and his team in weaving.
There are subtle moments of love expressed between the couple in the jail through cassette tapes and meetings. Manu requests Priya to let go of him and marry someone else as it was not possible for him to be released anytime sooner. After an emotional turmoil, Priya does accordingly.
Cast
- Rakshit Shetty as Manu
- Rukmini Vasanth as Priya
- Achyuth Kumar as Prabhu
- Pavitra Lokesh as Priya's mother
- Avinash as Shankre Gowda
- Sharath Lohithaswa as Patila
- Ramesh Indira as Soma
- Gopal Krishna Deshpande as a prisoner
- Ashok Sharma as a prisoner
- Ashwin Hassan as a prisoner
- Sunil Kulkarni as a prisoner
- Rajesh S Rao as Priya's father
- Havish Sreenath as Andy, assistant to music director Bhargava
Soundtrack
| Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A | |||||
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| Released | 2023 | ||||
| Recorded | 2023 | ||||
| Studio | 2bq Studios, Audiokraft Studios | ||||
| Genre | Soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 23:16 | ||||
| Label | Paramvah Music | ||||
| Producer | Charan Raj | ||||
| Charan Raj soundtrack chronology | |||||
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| Singles from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A | |||||
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Charan Raj composed the soundtrack and background score.[3]
Songs
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Horaata" | MC Bijju, Kiran Kaverappa | MC Bijju, Keerthan Holla | 03:12 |
| 2. | "Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Title Track" | Dhananjay Ranjan | Kapil Kapilan | 04:19 |
| 3. | "Kadalanu" | Nagarjuna Sharma | Srilakshmi Belmannu | 01:44 |
| 4. | "Kaala Kaayiso Kade" | Dhananjay Ranjan | Charan Raj | 04:50 |
| 5. | "Kanmareya Kaade" | Jayanth Kaikini | Shakthisree Gopalan, Narayana Sharma | 03:48 |
| 6. | "Saagaradaache" | Dhananjay Ranjan | Arun Kamath, Karthik Rao | 04:05 |
Release
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A released on 1 September 2023, while the dubbed Telugu version titled "Saptha Sagaralu Dhaati - Side A" was released on 22 September 2023. After much delay, the second-part titled Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side B will be released on 17 November 2023 in Kannada, simultaneously with dubbed versions in Telugu, Tamil & Malayalam languages.[4][5][6]
Home media
The film premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 29 September 2023 in Kannada with dubbed versions of Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages.
Reception
Box office
The film is reported to have grossed ₹2.3 - 2.6 crores on its first day and ₹2 crores on its second day.[7] The film went on to gross ₹1.29 crores on its 4th day and ₹1.39 crores on its 5th day.[8]
Critical reception
The movie received critical acclaim for its realistic portrayal of love, visual poetic story telling, background music and for rooted performance of the leads.
The Times of India rated the movie 3.5/5 and stated Hemanth Rao weaves a heart-stirring poetry on canvas.[9] Reviewing for The New Indian Express, A Sharadhaa gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "A profound portrait of love. Its an intense love story with a poetic narrative and this film is a sincere love story, there is no attempt to force songs into it. There is simplicity in the dialogue that accentuates the depth of the lines."[10] M. Vivek of The Hindu reviewed the movie with praise for the lead characters and technicians and stated "Rakshit Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth anchor a haunting love story."[11]
Bharadwaj Rangan said in his review that "’Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A’ is a beautifully understated and very real romance, with dashes of a very real kind of poetry." Firstpost review called the movie "Poignant, immersive and heart wrenching."[12]
Reference
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- ^ "'Horaata', The First single from Rakshith Shetty's 'Sapta Saagaradaache Ello' Out". Udayavani. 21 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "ಶೆಟ್ರೆ ಭಾಗ -2 ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಬೇಗ ಮಾಡಿ; ʻದೃಶ್ಯಕಾವ್ಯʼಕ್ಕೆ ಎಂದು ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ!". Vistara News. 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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- ^ "Release date of 'Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B' rescheduled again". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Day 1 box office: Rakshit Shetty film off to a good start, but can it sustain the momentum?". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "'Sapta Sagaradaache Ello' box office collection day 5: Rakshit Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth starrer gains momentum, collects Rs 10.73 crore". The Times of India. 6 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Movie Review : SSE - Side A review: Hemanth Rao weaves a heart-stirring poetry on canvas". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "'Sapta Sagaradaache Ello' review: A profound portrait of Love". newindianexpress. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ M.V, Vivek (31 August 2023). "'Sapta Sagaradaache Ello (Side A)' movie review: Rakshit Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth anchor a haunting love story". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Rakshit Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth's Sapta Sagaradaache Ello (Side A) movie review". Firstpost. 4 September 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.