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{{Infobox film
| name = Ek Niranjan
| image = Ek Niranjan poster.jpg
| caption = A film poster of ''Ek Niranjan'' featuring [[Prabhas]]
| director = [[Puri Jagannadh]]
| producer = Adityaram
| writer = Puri Jagannadh
| starring = [[Prabhas]]<br />[[Kangana Ranaut]]<br />[[Sonu Sood]]<br />[[Makarand Deshpande]]<br />[[Mukul Dev]]
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography = [[Shyam K Naidu]]
| editing = MR Varma
| studio = Aditya Movies
| distributor = Adityaram Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|10|29}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=G. V |first1=Ramana |title=Ek Niranjan film review - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas & Kangana Raunat |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-ekniranjan.html |website=www.idlebrain.com |access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref>
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Ek Niranjan''''' ({{trans|A Loner}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]] starring [[Prabhas]], [[Kangana Ranaut]] and [[Sonu Sood]]. The film is directed by [[Puri Jagannadh]]. The film was shot on a specially erected set in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and shot in [[Bangkok]] and the songs were shot in [[Switzerland]]. The film revolves around Chotu ([[Prabhas]]), who is a [[Bounty hunter|bounty hunter]] getting criminals to the police in exchange for money and how he reunites with his parents he never got to meet because he was kidnapped. The film released on 30 October 2009. The film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Ek Hi Raasta: The Power'' (2010), into Malayalam as ''Game'', and into Tamil as ''Police Dada''.

==Plot==
Veeraiah's ([[Tanikella Bharani]]) younger son is kidnapped 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 find him. The police reward Chotu for helping them. This makes Chotu realize 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 his parents are, but he never told him. While getting hold of a goon, Chotu comes across Sameera ([[Kangana Ranaut]]), a guitar teacher who is the sister of the goon (Sravan) who works for Johnny Bhai ([[Sonu Sood]]).

The police ask Chotu to nab Sameera's 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 then falls in love with Sameera. As her brother reels behind the bars, Sameera reciprocates her love for Chotu. Veeraiah's elder son Kailash ([[Mukul Dev]]) also works for Johnny Bhai, who will be arrested on charges of killing the Minister Narendra Kumar ([[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 commissioner ([[Chalapathi Rao]]) also asks Chotu to find Kailash and bag a handsome reward. Sameera's brother vacates his house and escapes to Bangkok, fearing Johnny Bhai. Chotu also goes to Bangkok in search of Sameera and finds Kailash there. He catches Kailash, who tells him that the minister was killed by his brother and that Kailash took the blame. 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 Chotu rescuing Sameera from Johnny Bhai and meeting his parents.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prabhas]] as Niranjan / Chotu
* [[Kangana Ranaut]] as Sameera
* [[Sonu Sood]] as Johnny Bhai
* [[Makrand Deshpande]] as Chidambaram
* [[Mukul Dev]] as Kailash
* Sravan as Sameera's elder brother
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Guru
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Mantra
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Chanti Babu
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Chitti
* [[Chalapathi Rao]] as Police Commissioner
* [[Posani Krishna Murali]] as Minister Narendra Kumar
* [[Brahmaji]] as Brahmaji
* [[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]] as Police Inspector
* [[Gautam Raju]] as Police Constable
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Veeraiah
* [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeeta]] as Veeraiah's wife
* [[Prudhviraj]] as ex-Minister
* [[Abinayasri]] as Guru's wife
* [[Baby Annie]] as Sameera's guitar student
{{colend}}

==Production==
===Development===
Jagganadh and Prabhas worked together for the film ''[[Bujjigadu]]'' which was an average score in the [[box-office]], Puri decided to do the duo again for ''Ek Niranjan''. Prabhas’s character is a strong, powerful, dynamic, rough and tough guy who is a bounty hunter. <ref name="chitramala.com">[http://sunnymp3.blogspot.com/2009/09/downlod-ek-niranjan-2009-audio-songs-hq.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001120135/http://sunnymp3.blogspot.com/2009/09/downlod-ek-niranjan-2009-audio-songs-hq.html |date=1 October 2009 }}</ref>
Kangana Ranaut, who is popular in [[Bollywood]] films, is making her debut in the [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|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 Rs. 10 million.Puri, initially, approached her for [[Pokiri (2006 film)|Pokiri]] which [[Ileana D'Cruz]] has done, but she was unable to do the film due to the dates of ''[[Gangster (2006 film)|Gangster]]''. Sonu Sood will essay the [[villain]] in the film. The film is described to be a mass commercial entertainer mixed with action, emotions, drama, suspense, romance and comedy to appeal to the audiences. <ref name="sify.com">[https://archive.today/20130202035634/http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14877979 sify.com]</ref>

===Filming===
[[Image:Ek Niranjan Audio Release Function (168).jpg|thumb|250px|right|(from left) [[Kangana Ranaut]], [[Allu Arjun]], [[Prabhas]], [[Puri Jagannadh]], and Adityaram during the film's audio release]]
''Ek Niranjan'' began shooting on 31 March in Lahari resorts and on Road No. 25, Jubilee Hills, a part of [[Hyderabad, India|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.<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/07/17/stories/2009071750040200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812031333/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/07/17/stories/2009071750040200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 August 2011 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=A filmy twist | date=17 July 2009}}</ref>
Around June, they left for Switzerland for the canning of two songs on Prabhas and Kangana Ranaut.
After shooting in Switzerland till 30 June the film began to film the final phase of shooting in July in Bangkok and [[Pattaya]] where the [[Climax (narrative)|climax]] was shot at. The film completed in September.
The audio of the film 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 (2009 film)|Billa]]''.<ref name="16reels.com">http://telugu.16reels.com/movies/Ek+Niranjan-Movie.aspx</ref><ref name="indiglamour.com">[http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Movie/South/Telugu/2009/Oct/28/PRABHAS-PURI-COMBO-BACK-WITH-EK-NIRANJAN ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101031827/http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Movie/South/Telugu/2009/Oct/28/PRABHAS-PURI-COMBO-BACK-WITH-EK-NIRANJAN |date=1 November 2009 }}</ref>

==Release==

===Reception===
The film received mixed reviews. [[Rediff]] gave a two-star rating commented "the film does not live up to the expectations. Technically, Puri ensures that the film is in place. He tries to earnestly build up a deft screenplay with a wafer-thin story (which is increasingly becoming his trademark). But the clichéd plot falls flat despite all the technical gimmicks (fights and all) and attempts to prop it up. However [[Prabhas]] is effortless as Chotu, he acts well and the movie is watchable for him although he has developed a similar style in all his films. Kangana's Telugu debut can't be really raved about. She looks pretty but as far as performance goes, there's nothing much to write about as the script doesn't have anything for her to showcase her acting skills".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/oct/29/south-review-ek-niranjan.htm|title=Ek Niranjan falls flat|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=29 October 2009}}</ref> [[Sify]] gave a three-star rating and said "Prabhas has come up with a good and lively performance in the film. He has improved a lot in his dialogue delivery. He also excelled in dance sequences. [[Bollywood]] beauty [[Kangana Ranaut]] makes her debut in Tollywood with this film and she is looking gorgeous. Sonu Sood comes up with another dazzling performance after magnum opus Arundathi. Director Puri Jagannadh just played routine stuff in this film. The presentation and narration are very weak, lacking all seriousness. The dialogues are to some extent good. The screenplay was not impressive and there a lot many illogical threads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ek-niranjan-review-telugu-14917417.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624145226/http://www.sify.com/movies/ek-niranjan-review-telugu-14917417.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2013|title=Ek Niranjan Review|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=29 October 2009}}</ref> local review sites Greatandhra gave two and a half rating and Idlebrain gave a three-star says "On a whole, ''Ek Niranjan'' is a not a bad film. The first half of the movie is entertaining and the second half should have been better".<ref>[http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-ekniranjan.html Ek Niranjan film review – Telugu cinema Review – Prabhas & Kangana Raunat]. Idlebrain.com (29 October 2009). Retrieved on 2015-08-03.</ref>

==Box office==
''Ek Niranjan'' was released all over Andhra Pradesh with over 350 prints in 700 theaters and the hype was outstanding due to the combination of [[Prabhas]] and [[Puri]]. Even before the release date of the film, the advance booking of the film was successful and houseful. The film had a wonderful opening with the masses loving the film despite the negative talk from critics. The film grossed Rs. 210 million in its first week and is the biggest grosser of Prabhas's career.<ref name="successekniranjan">{{cite web|author=cinejosh|year=2009|title=Ek Niranjan boost and waste for Prabhas|publisher=cinejosh|access-date=9 November 2009|url=http://www.cinejosh.com/telugu-movie-news/2861/ek-niranjan-boost-and-waste-for-prabhas.html}}</ref> Even though the film is a good success, it has dropped tremendously during its 2nd week.

==Awards==
;[[57th Filmfare Awards South]]
*Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]] – [[Prabhas]]

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Ek Niranjan
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 25 September 2009
| recorded = 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 27:53
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[Mani Sharma]]
| prev_title = [[Mitrudu]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[Rechipo]]
| next_year =2009
}}
The music is composed by Mani Sharma. The soundtrack contains six songs and featured throughout the film. The audio release was held on 25 September and was an elaborate event. Prabhas, Kangana Ranaut, Allu Arjun, Puri Jagannadh presented the music at the event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ek Niranjan music launch music launch - Telugu cinema - Prabhas & Kangana Raunat |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-ekniranjan.html |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Track-List
|total_length=27:53
|title1=Ek Niranjan
|extra1=[[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
|length1=4:59
|lyrics1 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
|note1 = Picturised on [[Prabhas]]
|title2=Gundello
|extra2=[[Hemachandra (singer)|Hemachandra]], [[Geetha Madhuri]], [[Suchitra]]
|length2= 4:02
|lyrics2 = Ramajogayya Sastry
|note2 = Picturised on Prabhas and [[Kangana Ranaut]] which was shot in Switzerland
|title3=Sameera
|extra3=[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
|length3= 5:02
|lyrics3 = Ramajogayya Sastry
|note3 = Picturised on Prabhas and Kangana Ranaut shot in Lahari Resorts
|title4=Evaru Lerani
|extra4=[[Malavika (singer)|Malavika]]
|length4= 4:29
|lyrics4 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar|Bhaskarabhatla]]
|note4 = Picturised on Prabhas and Kangana Ranaut
|title5=Mahamari
|extra5=Geetha Madhuri, Kalyan Vasanth
|length5= 4:37
|lyrics5 = Bhaskarabhatla
|note5 = Picturised on Prabhas and Kangana Ranaut
|title6=Nartanatara
|extra6=Ranjith, Nilayini
|length6= 4:44
|lyrics6 = [[Viswa]]
|note6 = A tribute to [[Michael Jackson]]
}}

===Hindi version===
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 23:24
| all_lyrics = Anwar Sagar
| title1 = Main Akela Hoon Duniya Mein
| extra1 = [[Udit Narayan]]
| length1 = 4:59
| title2 = Nazrein Mila Le Chori Chori
| extra2 = [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = Sameera Ek Baar I Love U
| extra3 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| length3 = 5:02
| title4 = Mahamari
| extra4 = Udit Narayan, [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length4 = 4:37
| title5 = Michael Jackson Tum Ho
| extra5 = [[Hema Sardesai]]
| length5 = 4:44
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1579540}}

{{Puri Jagannadh}}

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