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Ek Villain

2014 · 129 min

A brooding, violent thriller that blends tender romance with brutal revenge, keeping you tense and emotionally drained.

Directed by
Mohit Suri
Genres
Romance, Action, Crime
Starring
Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh
Tagline
There's one in every love story
Overview
An ex-gangster re-enters the world of violence after his wife is murdered by a serial killer.

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Directed by
Mohit Suri
Genres
Romance, Action, Crime
Starring
Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • obsession
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Mohit Suri
Written by
Tushar Hiranandani
Starring
Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Aamna Shariff, Asif Basra, Shaad Randhawa, Kamaal Rashid Khan, Remo Fernandes
Music
Adnan Dhool, Rabbi Ahmed
Cinematography
Vishnu Rao
Runtime
129 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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