Sparsha (film)

Sparsha
Film VCD cover
Directed by	Sunil Kumar Desai
Produced by	Sarovar Sanjeev Rao
Screenplay by	Sunil Kumar Desai
Story by	Sunil Kumar Desai
Starring	Sudeep Rekha Sudha Rani Naveen Mayur
Music by	Hamsalekha
Cinematography	H. C. Venu
Edited by	R. Janardhan
Production company	Sarovar Productions
Release date	9 June 2000 (2000-06-09)
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹200 million (equivalent to ₹580 million or US$8.6 million in 2016)

Sparsha (Kannada: ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ, English: The Touch) is a 2000 Indian Kannada film written and directed by Sunil Kumar Desai. It stars Sudeep, Rekha and Sudha Rani in lead roles. Naveen Mayur, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Kashi and Umashree feature in supporting roles.

Upon theatrical release on 9 June 2000, the film opened to widespread positive response from critics and filmgoers. However, the screening had to be stopped after bandh was called for in most towns and cities and towns of Karnataka following the abduction of Rajkumar, the Kannada actor, in July 2000, thereby affecting the film's collections. After normalcy resumed, the film completed a 100-day run in theatres.

Sudeep (Sudeep) is a film actor and model. He falls in love with Suma (Rekha) during a film shoot in Ooty. They meet each other, share their views and Sudeep meets with Suma's family. These incidents educate Sudeep that those who are make some mistakes they themselves correct and apologies next when Sudeep rushing to see off his lover at the Ooty railway station, accidentally knocks an unknown young woman, Radha (Sudha Rani), into the path of a moving train. Radha does not see who knocked her over, but only catches a glimpse of the jacket he wears. The accident causes her to lose a leg, as well as the love of her fiance. Sudeep rushes to the accident spot and takes her to the hospital. He takes care of her, but restrains from telling both Radha and Suma that he was responsible for the accident. To avoid the consequences, Sudeep offer to marry Radha. Suma hurt by his sudden change of heart, but accepts his decision. Radha accepts his offer too, but continues to hunt for the man who knocked her over.

Prior to Sparsha, Sudeep had appeared in minor roles in Thayavva (1997) and Prathyartha (1999). The director of the latter film, Sunil Kumar Desai, was roped to direct Sparsha by Sudeep's father Sarovar Sanjeev, who produced the film under the banner Sarovar Productions. Filming which began in early 2000 had to be stopped a few days into, after Sudeep fell ill from typhoid. He "lost weight" and "looked haggard" before the shooting resumed. Filming took place for a period of 99 days in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Darjeeling, Ooty, Kushalnagar and Chikmagalur.