EXCLUSIVE: We wanted ‘Ekam’ to make a lasting impact like ‘The Malgudi Days’, says Sanal Aman

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Malayalam actor-director Sanal Aman has all the reasons to celebrate since the Kannada anthology series Ekam, which he is part of, received a warm response after its premiere.

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Sanal Aman was the co-director of two stories in the Ekam series—Identity and Tradition. He also acted in the former.

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Sandeep PS and Sumanth Bhat are the creators of the web show. The seven-episode web series is co-produced by Rakshit Shetty’s Paramvah Studios.

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I thought I needed to write and direct something on my own and that was when Sandeep told me about Ekam. He also asked me if I could co-direct two stories in the series, Aman said

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Sumanth Bhat is well-crafted. He is from Udupi. He is also a close friend of Rakshit Shetty. That’s how Rakshit Shetty agreed to present Ekam.

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The protagonist in Identity works in Udupi and represents the youngsters, who shift to different regions in search of livelihood.

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Ekam didn’t have a formula that goes with the OTT space. We didn’t approach it as a commercial series.

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So, we premiered Ekam through our platform (www.ekamtheseries.com) and decided to offer only quality content to the viewers every time.

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