ಎ (1998)

Wissenswertes

A is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language romantic psychological thriller film written and directed by Upendra. It stars Upendra and Chandini, both making their acting debuts. The film revolves around a love story between a film director and an actress which is narrated through multiple flashbacks within flashbacks and reverse screenplay. It also explores dark truths like casting couch in the film industry. The soundtrack and background score were handled by Gurukiran in his debut film.

Production

Upendra along with B. G. Manjunath, B. Jagannath, and B. V. Ramakrishna — founded the film production company, Uppi Entertainers, in October 1996, with an equal partnership. After Kannada film distributors refused to purchase the distribution rights for A following the producers themselves not being confident of the film doing well, it was purchased by a newcomer, Yash Raj.

The film marked the acting debut of Chandini S. Sasha in Kannada cinema. Her pictures taken from an American beauty contest found their way into the hands of one of Upendra's managers. Upendra saw those photographs and insisted on casting her for the film despite the travel costs of bringing her from New York.

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