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{{Infobox film
| name = Ekangi
| image = Ekangi poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]]
| producer = Ravichandran
| writer = Ravichandran
| screenplay = Ravichandran
| story = Ravichandran
| narrator =
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*Ravichandran
*[[Ramya Krishna]]
*[[Prakash Rai]]
}}
| music = Ravichandran
| cinematography = G. S. V. Seetharam
| editing = Shyam Yadav
| studio = Eshwari Enterprises
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2002|3|21|df=yes}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Ekangi''''' is a 2002 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film written, directed by and starring [[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]]. He also wrote film's screenplay and composed the music. The film stars [[Ramya Krishna]] and [[Prakash Rai]], with [[Vanitha Vasu (Kannada actor)|Vanitha Vasu]], [[Sridhar (Kannada actor)|Sridhar]], [[Ramesh Bhat]] and [[Sadhu Kokila]] in supporting roles. With the film, Ravichandran's reputation as an experimenter grew, having erected a house of {{INR}} 80 [[lakh]] exclusively for the film and spending heavily in filming song sequences, an unusual trend in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]] during the time.<ref>{{cite news |title= Veterans still hold the key |url= http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/article258666.ece |newspaper= The New Indian Express |date= 14 March 2010 |access-date= 13 November 2014}}</ref> It was also the first in Kannada and second Indian film to employ SFX sound system.

The film received warm reviews from film critics and won five awards at the 2001–02 [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] including the award for [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film|Second Best Film]] and [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] ([[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]]). It was an ambitious project, but failed to succeed at the box-office, even though following the audience's hostile response after its theatrical release, almost 20 scenes were re-shot and re-edited before re-releasing it with censor acceptance. Ravichandran was said to have suffered a loss of {{INR}} 2 [[crore]] owing to the film's commercial failure.<ref>{{cite web |title= 2002 Year Round Up |url= http://chitraloka.com/flash-back/3154-2002-year-round-up.html |website= chitraloka.com |date= 30 December 2002 |access-date= 13 November 2014}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]] as Ravi
* [[Ramya Krishna]]
* [[Prakash Rai]]
* [[Vanitha Vasu (Kannada actor)|Vanitha Vasu]]
* [[Sridhar (Kannada actor)|Sridhar]]
* Soori
* Master Vinay
* M. N. Suresh
* Prakash
* [[Ramesh Bhat]]
* [[Sadhu Kokila]]
* Mandya Ramesh
* Master Santhosh

==Production==
For the film, a multi-storeyed glass house was built. Built just for the film at a cost of {{INR}} 80 [[lakh]], <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/ravichandran-big-dreamer-who-sometimes-lost-his-way-991254.html | title=Ravichandran: Big dreamer who sometimes lost his way | date=28 May 2021 }}</ref> it was an unusual experiment by the director and producer [[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]] at the time, considering that a similar house was erected even for Ravichandran's previous film ''[[O Nanna Nalle]]''. Close to 80% of the film's scenes were filmed in the house.<ref>{{cite news |title= Ravichandran's new home |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/Ravichandrans-new-home/articleshow/1748320886.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 26 September 2001 |access-date= 13 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Waiting with hope |url= http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/waiting-with-hope/article2071069.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 2 June 2011 |access-date= 13 November 2014}}</ref> EFX sound system was employed in the film for the first time in Kannada cinema and second overall.

Following the film's first theatrical release and a hostile response from the audience, close to 20 scenes of the film were re-shot and re-edit before giving it a re-release, a first of its kind in Kannada cinema.<ref>{{cite news |title= "Yekangi" gets a facelift! |url= http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/18/stories/2002041800530200.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030611151010/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/18/stories/2002041800530200.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 11 June 2003 |date= 18 April 2002 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |access-date= 13 November 2014}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Ekangi
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption =
| released = 2001
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 48:21
| label = Jhankar Music
| producer =
| prev_title = [[O Nanna Nalle]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Kodandarama
| next_year = 2002
}}

[[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]] composed the film's background score, soundtracks and also wrote the lyrics for the tracks. The album consists of nine soundtracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ekangi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|date=16 April 2004 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/ekangi-original-motion-picture/id667187420|publisher=iTunes|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> The album was released in late 2001, in [[Davangere]], at an event.<ref name="tmm">{{cite web|title=Symphonic grandeur on dumb lyrics|url= http://www.themusicmagazine.com/ekangi.html|website=themusicmagazine.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011217003350/http://themusicmagazine.com/ekangi.html|archive-date=17 December 2001|date=26 November 2001|access-date= 13 November 2014}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 48:21
| title1 = Banna Bannada Loka
| lyrics1 = [[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]]
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length1 = 5:08
| title2 = Ee Chitte Thara Banna
| lyrics2 = Ravichandran
| extra2 = [[L. N. Shastry]]
| length2 = 5:54
| title3 = Hudugi Superamma
| lyrics3 = Ravichandran
| extra3 = [[Suresh Peters]], [[Anupama (singer)|Anupama]], [[Rajesh Krishnan]]
| length3 = 4:54
| title4 = Nannane Kele Nanna Pranave
| lyrics4 = Ravichandran
| extra4 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
| length4 = 5:50
| title5 = Nee Madid Thappa
| lyrics5 = Ravichandran
| extra5 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]]
| length5 = 11:18
| title6 = Nee Yekangiyagamma
| lyrics6 = Ravichandran
| extra6 = [[Madhu Balakrishnan]]
| length6 = 4:40
| title7 = Once Upon a Time
| lyrics7 = Ravichandran
| extra7 = [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length7 = 4:15
| title8 = Ondu Nimisha
| lyrics8 = Ravichandran
| extra8 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length8 = 4:47
| title9 = Ekangi Theme
| lyrics9 = Ravichandran
| extra9 = ''Instrumental''
| length9 = 1:35
}}

===Critical reception===
The album was received well by critics upon release. But, for the lyrics, the album received appreciation. Amritamati S. of ''The Music Magazine'' reviewed the album and called it, "Symphonic grandeur on dumb lyrics". She added writing credits to the solo [[violin]], [[guitar]] bits and the [[piano]] play among other highlights of the album. She concluded writing, "The quality of recording is excellent. Full marks to the string ensemble, and to the other instrumentalists. But you will be disappointed if you look for poetry, or even the street-smart variety of verse that Hamsalekha specialises in."<ref name="tmm"/>

==Awards==
[[Karnataka State Film Awards]] 2001-02

*[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] - [[V. Ravichandran]]
*[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[V. Ravichandran]]
*[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[V. Ravichandran]]
*[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Sound Recording|Best Sound Recording]] – L. Sathish
*[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[Rajesh Krishnan]]

==Aftermath==
Having suffered from huge losses after the film failed commercially, Ravichandran took the blame for the film's failure. In an interview with ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' in December 2004, speaking of the film's failure, he said "it shattered him mentally and physically."<ref>{{cite news |title= A true 'kanasugara' |url= http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec052004/enter6.asp |newspaper= Deccan Herald |date= 5 December 2004 |access-date= 13 November 2014}}</ref> The failure of the film influenced him hugely and his style of [[filmmaking]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Scaling new heights |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/72603/content/219315/F |newspaper= Deccan Herald |date= 31 May 2010 |access-date= 13 November 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{V. Ravichandran}}

[[Category:2000s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. Ravichandran]]
[[Category:Films scored by V. Ravichandran]]

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