''Ekadantha'' is a 2007 Indian

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film directed and written by Bollywood actor - director Sachin starring Vishnuvardhan,

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and Prema. It features soundtrack from

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. Released on 16 March 2007, the film met with average and critical response at the box-office. The film was made into his 2004

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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''.

Cast

Production

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 ''

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'' (2004). The film was shot in Ganpatipule, Maharastra.

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by

Reception

Critical response

R. G. Vijayasarathy of ''

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'' 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". ''

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'' wrote that "''Ekadantha'' simply rocks -- it's an enjoyable film all the way".

References

External links

* 2007 films 2000s Kannada-language films 2000s Indian films Indian comedy-drama films Kannada remakes of Marathi films Films scored by Gurukiran 2007 comedy-drama films Films directed by Sachin (actor) Films based on Indian novels {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub