Ekadantha
Ekadantha is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed and written by Bollywood actor - director Sachin starring Vishnuvardhan, Ramesh Aravind and Prema. It features soundtrack from Gurukiran. Released on 16 March 2007, the film met with average and critical response at the box-office.
| Ekadantha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sachin |
| Written by | Sachin |
| Based on | Salaa Naa Gade by Sachin Pilgaonkar |
| Produced by | Sriram Gopi Kumar |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Ramesh Aravind Prema |
| Cinematography | P. K. H. Das |
| Edited by | T. Shashikumar |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
Production company | Ekadantha Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film is based on the director's novel Salaa Naa Gade (1982)[1] which was made into his 2004 Marathi film Navra Maza Navsacha which was inspired by the 1972 Hindi movie Bombay to Goa which in turn was a remake of 1966 Tamil movie Madras to Pondicherry.[2]
Cast edit
- Vishnuvardhan as Vijay
- Ramesh Arvind as Vakrathunda / Vyakky
- Prema as Bhakthi
- Ramesh Bhat as Mallayya
- Mimicry Dayanand as Diamond Danny
- Umashri as Sheela Devi
- Mandya Ramesh
- Bank Janardhan as teacher
- Girija Lokesh as Girija
- Maria Monica Susairaj
- Mandeep Roy as Autorickshaw Driver Kishore
- Kaminidharan
- Kamala Prakash
- Roopesh Gowda
- Bhanu Prakash
- Sachin
- Apoorva
- Rathnamaala
- Shivajirao Jadhav
- Joe Simon
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Mohan Juneja
- R. G. Vijayasarathy
- M. N. Suresh
- Rachana Maurya as an item dancer in "E Sonta Nodu"
- Gurukiran in a guest appearance as himself
Production edit
The film came into fruition in 2005 when Sachin told his friend Vishnuvardhan about his novel's positive reception when he made it into a Marathi film. Vishnuvardhan suggested Sachin make the novel into a Kannada film. The film's producers previously produced News (2004).[3] The film was shot in Ganpatipule, Maharastra.[1]
Soundtrack edit
All the songs are composed and scored by Gurukiran.[4]
| Sl No | Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bandal Badaayi" | Gurukiran | Gurukiran |
| 2 | "Ganapati Bappa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | V. Manohar |
| 3 | "Ekadantha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Goturi |
| 4 | "Hogona Hogona" | Gurukiran, Shamita Malnad | V. Manohar |
| 5 | "Ee Sonta Nodu" | Vishnuvardhan, Malgudi Subha, Sachin | Shiva |
Reception edit
Critical response edit
R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "This is one film which entertains you fully barring the first ten or fifteen minutes which has been surprisingly lagging and has some jarring sequences. But once Dr. Vishnuvardhan's character makes an entry into the scene, the film takes off to zoom and then it is zoom...vroom...ooh.... haa for the viewers. It is laughter all the while with each character in the film trying his level best to make the audience laugh".[5] Rediff.com wrote that "Ekadantha simply rocks -- it's an enjoyable film all the way".[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Vijayasarathy, R. G. (16 March 2007). "Sachin's Kannada attempt". Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "The Remake Saga - Indian Express".
- ^ "Ekadantha - Sachin's Kannada debut". Viggy. 2005.
- ^ Ekadantha songs
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (18 March 2007). "Ekadantha Review". IANS. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Nowrunning.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (20 March 2007). "Review: Sachin's Kannada debut rocks!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
External links edit
- Ekadantha at IMDb