Ikkat

Ikkat

Set in the halcyon days before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged India, Ikkat portrays the life of Vasu (Nagabhushana) and Janvi (Bhoomi Shetty), a young couple living in suburban Bangalore. They frequently bicker over trivial issues. One such quarrel, partly fueled by a spider crawling around in the house, vastly blows up and leads them to contemplate divorce. However, the declaration of a lockdown by the Prime Minister, forces the duo to set aside their differences and the divorce is postponed by three weeks. No sooner is a flag of truce raised between the two, than Dude Maga (RJ Vikki), a TikTok personality who corresponded with Janvi on TikTok, enters the couple's home and begins living there, unbeknownst to Vasu. Dude Maga proposes to Janvi and asks her to elope with him, but she flatly refuses and decides to evict him. However, his entreaties move Janvi, and she begins to clandestinely take care of Dude Maga, serving him food long after the house's occupants sleep. Vasu suspects of a presence in the house but is unable to justify his convictions. The arrival of Vasu's distant relative, Karna uncle (Sundar Veena), raises hackles since he appears to suffer from a rather severe cold, provoking fears of COVID-19 infection in the couple. Vasu confides his fears in Karna uncle about a presence in the house, and the two perform a Yajna to exorcise the spirit, catching Dude Maga in the process.

Director

Haseen Khan

Release

21 Jul 2021

Run time

125 min

Language

Kannada