Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- dark
- emotionally charged
- tense
- crime drama night
- action movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Muttu travels to Bengaluru seeking Ramesh and becomes entangled in the city’s dark underworld.
The central pursuit begins with Muttu searching for his deceitful friend Ramesh, making betrayal foundational to the conflict.
The plot places Muttu’s underworld journey directly within Bengaluru and its contemporary Kannada-language context.
Muttu’s search for justice unfolds alongside action, love, friendship, and escalating challenges.
Films like Ekka, and why
kgf: chapter 1
shared kannada crime cinema, underworld setting, action-driven conflict, and themes of loyalty and justice
vikram vedha
shared dark urban crime drama, morally complicated characters, betrayal, and justice-seeking tension
garuda gamana vrishabha vahana
shared regional crime storytelling, brooding atmosphere, violent underworld networks, and conflicted loyalties
Movie Details
- Director
- Rohit Padaki
- Release Date
- 2025-07-18
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Yuva Rajkumar
- Sampada Hulivana
- Atul Kulkarni
- Rahul Dev Shetty
- Sanjana Anand
- Poornachandra Mysuru
- Sadhu Kokila
- Arun Sagar
- Harini Shreekanth
- Puneeth Rudranag
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sun Nxt
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ekka about?
- A friendship-driven search for justice plunges a man into Bengaluru’s dangerous criminal underworld.
- What is Ekka like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ekka as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ekka violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Ekka as mild.
- Which films are like Ekka?
- Films with a similar feel include kgf: chapter 1, vikram vedha, and garuda gamana vrishabha vahana.
- How long is Ekka?
- Ekka runs 148 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ekka?
- In United States, Ekka streams on Sun Nxt.
