Ekk Deewana Tha

For other uses, see Ekk Deewana Tha (disambiguation).

Ekk Deewana Tha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGautham Vasudev Menon
Screenplay byJaved Akhtar
Manu Rishi (dialogues)
Story byGautham Vasudev Menon
Based onVinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Ye Maaya Chesave
by Gautham Vasudev Menon
Produced byGautham Vasudev Menon
Elred Kumar
StarringPrateik Babbar
Amy Jackson
Manu Rishi
CinematographyM. S. Prabhu
Edited byAnthony Gonsalves
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
Distributed byFox Star Studios
Release date
  • 17 February 2012 (2012-02-17)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹14 crore[1]
Box officeest.₹8.55 crore[1]

Ekk Deewana Tha (transl. There was a crazy lover) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, featuring Prateik Babbar, Amy Jackson (her Hindi debut), and Manu Rishi in lead roles.[2] The film is a remake of Menon's own 2010 bilingual film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (Tamil) / Ye Maaya Chesave (Telugu). It features reused soundtrack and film score composed by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography and editing were handled by M. S. Prabhu and Anthony Gonsalves, respectively.

While in production, the film was titled Prem Katha but was renamed as Ekk Deewana Tha as the director wanted an abstract title for the film, similar to the original.[3] The film, produced by Fox Star Studios, Photon Kathaas and RS Infotainment, was released on 17 February 2012 in two different versions with a number of endings to suit the taste of regional viewers. The film opened to mixed reviews and had a lukewarm reception at the box office.[4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Ekk Deewana Tha – Movie". Box Office India.
  2. ^ "Amy Jackson in VTV's Hindi version". The Times of India. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Prateik-Amy Jackson starrer gets new title". IndiaGlitz. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference endings was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Gautham Menon |Ye Maaya Chesave| Hindi Version | April – Oneindia Entertainment". Oneindia.in. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Prateik and Amy's "Prem Katha"". IndiaGlitz. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Ek Deewana Tha in February 2012". OneIndia.in. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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