Ek Villain
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Ek Villain (transl. A Villain) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological action thriller film directed by Mohit Suri and jointly produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures. Based on a script written by Tushar Hiranandani and Milap Milan Zaveri, it stars Riteish Deshmukh, Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles. The movie follows a reformed criminal who is once again set on a warpath when his wife dies by the hands of a serial killer, all the while grappling with his disturbing past and reminiscing his romantic journey with a dying girl. It is the remake of a 2010 South Korean action-thriller film I Saw the Devil. Ek Villain was released worldwide on 27 June 2014 and received positive reviews from critics, garnering praise for its theme, direction, screenwriting and action sequences with Deshmukh receiving particular praise in his first ever negative role. Made on a budget of ₹39 crore, the film was a major box-office success with earnings of over ₹100 crore domestically and a worldwide gross of ₹170 crore and become highest grossing movie of Siddharth Malhotra's career. The songs "Galliyan", "Zaroorat" and "Hamdard" became huge hits. Malhotra and Deshmukh later reunited for the 2019 masala actioner Marjaavaan, in which Deshmukh's entry as the antagonist was accompanied by him singing the award-winning song "Galliyan" from the Ek Villain soundtrack. A sequel titled Ek Villain Returns, starring John Abraham and Arjun Kapoor, along with Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria, was released in July 2022; Deshmukh reprises his role in the sequel both as part of archive footage and for a mid-credits appearance.
Infobox
Directed by
Mohit Suri
Written by
Story and Screenplay:Tushar HiranandaniDialogues:Milap Milan Zaveri
Produced by
Ekta KapoorShobha Kapoor
Starring
Riteish DeshmukhSidharth MalhotraShraddha KapoorShaad Randhawa
Cinematography
Vishnu Rao
Edited by
Devendra Murdeshwar
Music by
Songs:Ankit TiwariMithoonSoch - The BandScore:Raju Singh
Productioncompany
Balaji Motion Pictures
Distributed by
AA Films
Release date
mw- 27 June 2014 (2014-06-27) (India)
Running time
129 minutes[citation needed]
Country
India
Language
Hindi
Budget
₹39 crore
Box office
est. ₹169.62 crore
Tables
· Awards and nominations
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
Award
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
Category
Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film
Recipients and nominees
Riteish Deshmukh
Result
Won
Most Entertaining Thriller Film
Most Entertaining Thriller Film
Award
Most Entertaining Thriller Film
Category
Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor
Most Entertaining Singer (Male)
Most Entertaining Singer (Male)
Award
Most Entertaining Singer (Male)
Category
Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan"
Most Entertaining Actress in a Thriller Film
Most Entertaining Actress in a Thriller Film
Award
Most Entertaining Actress in a Thriller Film
Category
Shraddha Kapoor
Recipients and nominees
Nominated
Most Entertaining Actress in a Lead Role
Most Entertaining Actress in a Lead Role
Award
Most Entertaining Actress in a Lead Role
Most Entertaining Director
Most Entertaining Director
Award
Most Entertaining Director
Category
Mohit Suri
Most Entertaining Film of the Year
Most Entertaining Film of the Year
Award
Most Entertaining Film of the Year
Category
Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor
Most Entertaining Song
Most Entertaining Song
Award
Most Entertaining Song
Category
Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan"
Most Entertaining Music
Most Entertaining Music
Award
Most Entertaining Music
Category
Ankit Tiwari, Mithoon, Rabbi Ahmed, Adnan Dhool, DJ Shadow
7th Mirchi Music Awards
7th Mirchi Music Awards
Award
7th Mirchi Music Awards
Category
Song of The Year
Recipients and nominees
"Galliyan"
Result
Nominated
Album of The Year
Album of The Year
Award
Album of The Year
Category
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Rabbi Ahmad, Adnaan Dhool, Manoj Muntashir
Male Vocalist of The Year
Male Vocalist of The Year
Award
Male Vocalist of The Year
Category
Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan"
Music Composer of The Year
Music Composer of The Year
Award
Music Composer of The Year
Lyricist of The Year
Lyricist of The Year
Award
Lyricist of The Year
Category
Manoj Muntashir – "Galliyan"
Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year
Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year
Award
Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year
Category
Shraddha Kapoor – "Galliyan" (Unplugged)
Upcoming Music Composer of The Year
Upcoming Music Composer of The Year
Award
Upcoming Music Composer of The Year
Category
Rabbi Ahmad & Adnan Dhool (Soch) – "Awari"
Upcoming Lyricist of The Year
Upcoming Lyricist of The Year
Award
Upcoming Lyricist of The Year
Listeners' Choice Album of the Year
Listeners' Choice Album of the Year
Award
Listeners' Choice Album of the Year
Category
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Rabbi Ahmad, Adnaan Dhool, Manoj Muntashir
Recipients and nominees
Won
60th Filmfare Awards
60th Filmfare Awards
Award
60th Filmfare Awards
Category
Best Supporting Actor
Recipients and nominees
Riteish Deshmukh
Result
Nominated
Best Music Director
Best Music Director
Award
Best Music Director
Category
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Soch
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Award
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Category
Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan"
Recipients and nominees
Won
Global Indian Music Academy Awards
Global Indian Music Academy Awards
Award
Global Indian Music Academy Awards
Category
Best Engineer – Film Album
Recipients and nominees
Eric Pillai
Result
Won
Most Popular Singer of the Year
Most Popular Singer of the Year
Award
Most Popular Singer of the Year
Category
Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan"
Celebrity Singer of the Year
Celebrity Singer of the Year
Award
Celebrity Singer of the Year
Category
Shraddha Kapoor – "Galliyan"
Most Popular Song of the Year
Most Popular Song of the Year
Award
Most Popular Song of the Year
Category
Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan"
Best Music Arranger and Programmer
Best Music Arranger and Programmer
Award
Best Music Arranger and Programmer
Category
Dhrubajyoti Phukan – "Awari"
Recipients and nominees
Nominated
Best Music Debut
Best Music Debut
Award
Best Music Debut
Category
Shraddha Kapoor – "Galliyan"
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Award
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Category
Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan"
Best Lyricist
Best Lyricist
Award
Best Lyricist
Category
Manoj Muntashir – "Galliyan"
Best Music Director
Best Music Director
Award
Best Music Director
Category
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Soch
16th IIFA Awards
16th IIFA Awards
Award
16th IIFA Awards
Category
Best Supporting Actor
Recipients and nominees
Riteish Deshmukh
Result
Won
Best Lyricist
Best Lyricist
Award
Best Lyricist
Category
Manoj Muntashir – "Galliyan"
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Award
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Category
Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan"
Best Sound Recording
Best Sound Recording
Award
Best Sound Recording
Category
Eric Pillai
Best Performance in a Negative Role
Best Performance in a Negative Role
Award
Best Performance in a Negative Role
Category
Riteish Deshmukh
Recipients and nominees
Nominated
Best Music Director
Best Music Director
Award
Best Music Director
Category
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Soch
21st Screen Awards
21st Screen Awards
Award
21st Screen Awards
Category
Best Music Director
Recipients and nominees
Won
Best Lyricist
Best Lyricist
Award
Best Lyricist
Category
Mithoon – "Banjaara"
Recipients and nominees
Nominated
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Award
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Category
Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan"
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | Ref. |
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film | Riteish Deshmukh | Won | |
| Most Entertaining Thriller Film | Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor | |||
| Most Entertaining Singer (Male) | Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan" | |||
| Most Entertaining Actress in a Thriller Film | Shraddha Kapoor | Nominated | ||
| Most Entertaining Actress in a Lead Role | ||||
| Most Entertaining Director | Mohit Suri | |||
| Most Entertaining Film of the Year | Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor | |||
| Most Entertaining Song | Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan" | |||
| Most Entertaining Music | Ankit Tiwari, Mithoon, Rabbi Ahmed, Adnan Dhool, DJ Shadow | |||
| 7th Mirchi Music Awards | Song of The Year | "Galliyan" | Nominated | |
| Album of The Year | Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Rabbi Ahmad, Adnaan Dhool, Manoj Muntashir | |||
| Male Vocalist of The Year | Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan" | |||
| Music Composer of The Year | ||||
| Lyricist of The Year | Manoj Muntashir – "Galliyan" | |||
| Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year | Shraddha Kapoor – "Galliyan" (Unplugged) | |||
| Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | Rabbi Ahmad & Adnan Dhool (Soch) – "Awari" | |||
| Upcoming Lyricist of The Year | ||||
| Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Rabbi Ahmad, Adnaan Dhool, Manoj Muntashir | Won | ||
| 60th Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Riteish Deshmukh | Nominated | |
| Best Music Director | Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Soch | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan" | Won | ||
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards | Best Engineer – Film Album | Eric Pillai | Won | |
| Most Popular Singer of the Year | Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan" | |||
| Celebrity Singer of the Year | Shraddha Kapoor – "Galliyan" | |||
| Most Popular Song of the Year | Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan" | |||
| Best Music Arranger and Programmer | Dhrubajyoti Phukan – "Awari" | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Debut | Shraddha Kapoor – "Galliyan" | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan" | |||
| Best Lyricist | Manoj Muntashir – "Galliyan" | |||
| Best Music Director | Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Soch | |||
| 16th IIFA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Riteish Deshmukh | Won | |
| Best Lyricist | Manoj Muntashir – "Galliyan" | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan" | |||
| Best Sound Recording | Eric Pillai | |||
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Riteish Deshmukh | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Director | Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Soch | |||
| 21st Screen Awards | Best Music Director | Won | ||
| Best Lyricist | Mithoon – "Banjaara" | Nominated | ||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Ankit Tiwari – "Galliyan" |
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