Ek Villain (2014)

When his lover becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, Guru blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.

Director:

Mohit Suri

Writers:

Tushar Hiranandani, Milap Zaveri (dialogue)

Stars:

Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh

7 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sidharth Malhotra	...	Guru
Riteish Deshmukh	...	Rakesh Mahadkar (as Ritesh Deshmukh)
Shraddha Kapoor	...	Aisha
Shaad Randhawa	...	Aditya
Aamna Sharif	...	Sulochana (as Aamna Shariff)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Meher Acharya Dar	...	Ritiesh's Boss
Rini Das	...	Mistress
Prachi Desai	...	Cameo
Praveena Deshpande	...	Dipu's Mother
Remo Fernandes	...	Caesar (Sahiba)
Nihar Gite	...	Manish
Anagha Joshi	...	Brijesh's Wife
Kamal Rashid Khan	...	Brijesh
Rishina Khandare	...	Nurse

Storyline

Every love story has a hero, a heroine, and a villain. But this is the love story of a villain. Guru is a quiet, tough, and ruthless man, who works for a crooked politician. A dark past refuses to let Guru sleep at night until he meets Aisha. He falls in love with her and his life changes. Just when things seem perfect, she falls prey to an attack. Devastated, Guru starts hunting the miscreant and is shocked to learn of his seemingly innocuous and simple identity. Does Guru succeed in getting even with the assailant? And what is the motive behind the killings? The plot thickens as the astonishing mystery unveils and new realizations come to the forefront.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | police officer | jewels | hospital | wish | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

27 June 2014 (India)

Also Known As:

Psihopatul

Filming Locations:

Goa, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$414,116 (USA) (27 June 2014)

Gross:

$414,116 (USA) (27 June 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balaji Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is a remake of I Saw The Devil(2010) but there changed many portions of the film to suit Indian sensibilities.

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Goofs

Aisha (Shraddha Kapoor) blames Rakesh (Ritiesh) -a telephone operator/repairman- for digging potholes and road construction.

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Connections

References Angry Birds (2009)

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Soundtracks

Galliyan
(Unplugged)
Written by: Manoj Muntashir
Produced by: Ankit Tiwari
Performed by: Shraddha Kapoor and Ankit Tiwari

User Reviews

Less villaingiri, more romance..

Mohit Suri, king of melancholy, yet again takes you to downhearted and dark lanes of crime, emotions and solitude mixed with tender moments of love. This time, he chose to remake a Korean film (I saw the devil) while making it less gory and bloody and adding tadka of emotions and romance. However, in this mix-n-match attempt, he neither creates a deep-dark 'Kalyug' nor an out & out romantic 'Aashiqui 2'; getting lost somewhere in between. Anyways, let's delve into nuances one-by-one:

• Plot: Though the macro part of story has been ripped off the Korean

movie, a lot of customization has been done by Suri to match the expectations of Indian audience who are still not prepared to watch too much bloodshed on screen. Though touted as a thriller, 'Ek villain' lacks thrill upfront. Since, the suspense element about 'the' villain is out in open in the first half an hour, the only excitement left is the chase, which again ends right before intermission. This makes the movie draggy post interval. The main problem is hence with putting the sequences in right order and the to-and-fro movement of storyline becomes a bane here.

• Cast: The so far chikna suave Sidharth Malhotra steps into the role

of angry young man (literally as he reflects Big B's mannerisms throughout) for the first time and does justice to his role to a large extent exuding ample machismo, aggression and vulnerability. Shraddha Kapoor is her sweet self, lighting the screen by sheer appearance (though a bit loud mouth initially). However, surprise package of the movie is, as expected, Riteish Deshmukh. In a completely hat-ke role, he emotes through his eyes, while keeping a perfect body language required for the character. Aamna Sharif is beautiful and does justice to her part. Sadly, Remo Fernandes, KRK (yes, he is also there) and Shaad Randhava are clear-cut miscasts. Prachi Desai couldn't charm as much in the sluggish item number.

• Music: Though Ankit Tiwari and Mithoon could not weave the 'Aashiqui

2' magic, the music is still quite good. 'Gallian' (both versions including the one rendered by Shraddha herself), 'Banjare' and 'Zaroorat' are beautiful and soulful compositions.

Hence, though the movie fails to match the expectations created by its trailer, it is still not that bad and does come as a light gust of wind amidst earlier mindless releases. Watch it for Riteish and Sid!