- Prabhas as Chotu
- Kangana Ranaut as Sameera
- Sonu Sood as Johnny Bhai
- Ali
- Mukul Dev as Kailash
- Makarand Deshpande as Chidambaram
- Brahmanandam
- Tanikella Bharani as Veeraiah
- Sunil
- Venu Madhav
- Posani Krishna Murali as minister
Plot
Veeraiah’s (Tanikella Bharani) younger son is
stolen by Chidambaram (Makrand Deshpande), who abducts children and
makes them beggars. He names him as Chotu (Prabhas) and makes him beg on
streets to earn money for him. The police raid Chidambaram and Chotu
helps the police to find him. The police reward Chotu for helping them.
This makes Chotu realise that he can earn money by catching criminals
for the police. From then on Chotu works for the police and catches hold
of criminals whom the police are in search of. He also is in touch with
chidambaram and communicates with him so that he can tell him who is
his parents, but he never told him. While getting hold of a goon, Chotu
comes across Sameera (Kangana Ranaut) who is a guitar teacher. Sameera
is the sister of the goon who works for Johnny Bhai (Sonu Sood).Chotu is asked by the police to nab her brother who is wanted by them for many crimes. When Sameera is feeding her brother, Chotu enters and forcefully arrests him after causing much havoc in the house. Chotu and Sameera fall in love. As her brother reels behind the bars, Sameera reciprocates her love to Chotu.
Veeraiah’s elder son Kailash (Mukul Dev) also works for Johnny Bhai who will be arrested on charges of killing the minister (Posani Krishna Murali) which is planned by Johnny Bhai. Johnny Bhai wants to kill Kailash, who is arrested, fearing that he will reveal his name to the police interrogation. Kailash escapes from the police clutches and Johnny Bhai is in search of him. The police commisioner also asks Chotu to find Kailash and bag a handsome reward. Sameera’s brother vacates his house and escapes to Bangkok fearing Jhonny Bhai. Chotu also goes to Bangkok in search of Sameera and finds Kailash there. Johnny Bhai kidnaps Sameera and her brother and threatens to kill them if Chotu does not hand over Kailash to him. The story ends with Choti rescuing Sameera from Johnny Bhai and how he meets his parents.
Development
Jagganadh and Prabhas worked together for the
movie Bujjigadu which was an average score in the box-office, Puri
decided to do the duo again for Ek Niranjan. His character is dynamic,
rough and tough guy and a loner.[2] Kangana Ranaut, who is popular in
Bollywood films, is making her debut in the Tollywood industry. Her
character is said to be a guitar teacher. It was also said that she is
acting in the film for a very big price of 1 crore. Sonu Sood will essay
the villain in the film. The film is described to be a commercial
entertainer mixed with romance and comedy to appeal to the audience.
Filming
Ek Niranjan began shooting on March 31 in
Lahari resorts and a spacious area on Road No. 25, Jubilee Hills, a part
of Hyderabad which was recreated for the film. Art director Chinna and
his team brought a natural look to their creations — a clock tower, a
four road junction, by lanes, a Hanuman temple, and dhobi ghat including
house sets for the lead pair.[4] Around June, they left for Switzerland
for the canning of two songs on Prabhas and Kangana Ranaut. After
shooting in Switzerland till June 30, the film began to film the final
phase of shooting in July in Bangkok and Pattaya where the climax was
shot at. The film completed in September. The audio of the movie was
released on 25 September at Shilpakala Vedika and the music has already
gotten good reviews and has been very successful so far with people
loving “Evaru Lerani” and title track “Ek Niranjan”. The music is done
by Mani Sharma who also did the music for Billa.[5]
Reviews
Ek Niranjan has generally received negative
reviews, with some positive reviews from the critics. Most of all the
negative reviews are because of the story. The story of the film is
something that has been seen several times to the Telugu public being a
common theme used decades ago. Another problem the critics had with the
film was the comedy done by Brahmanandam, Sunil, Ali and Venu Madhav.
The comedy was not very humorous which is unusual as Puri Jagannadh
knows how to do comedy sequences well.[6] Many critics agreed that the
first half of the film was entertaining while the second half was
adequate. Some critics also felt that the violence, blood and gore could
have been toned down. Despite the negative reviews, the critics also
praised some aspects of the film. The dialogues of the film were
appreciated as well as the stunts done in the film. Critics admit the
stunts in the film are one of the main highlights of the film. The
camera work, done by Shyam K. Naidu, was exceptionally done.[7] As for
the performances, critics praised Prabhas performance, but they felt as
if he has done a similar performance in his previous film. They also
complain about his dialogue modulation. But they loved it and his slang
accent was appreciated. Critics praised Sonu Sood performance as the
villain.[8] His body language suited his character and his sequences
with Brahmaji were loved by the critics as it is highly hilarious. As
for Kangana Ranaut, critics were really mixed about her performance.
Many agreed that she did not emote into the Telugu language really well
and that she did not have any resemblance of a South Indian heroine.
Some felt like the script didn’t have anything for her to showcase her
acting abilities.[9] Some critics felt that Kangana was not the suitable
choice for a glamorous role. However, many agreed that she did look
pretty and was good in some parts especially in the sequence where she
confessed her love for Prabhas. The critics all agreed that the music
was well done.
Sound Track
The music is composed by Mani Sharma. The
soundtrack contains six songs and will be featured throughout the film.
The audio release was held on September 25 and was an elaborate event.
Prabhas, Kangna Ranaut, Allu Arjun, Puri Jagannadh and Aditya Ram
presented the music at the event.The audio turned out to be a big hit.
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