Endendu Ninagagi
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{{Infobox film
| name = Endendu Ninagagi
| image = Endendu_Ninagagi_Album_Cover.jpg
| caption = A Journey of Love
| director = Mahesh Rao
| based_on = Engaeyum Eppothum
| producer = A. Narasimhan
| writer = M. Saravanan
| screenplay = Mahesh Rao
| story = M. Saravanan
| starring = Vivek Narasimhan
Deepa Sannidhi
Anish Tejeshwar
Sindhu Lokanath
| music = V. Harikrishna
| cinematography = Jai Anand
| editing = Deepu. S. Kumar
| studio = Sunrise Productions
| distributor = Jayanna Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2014|04|11}}
| runtime = 127 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Endendu Ninagagi is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Mahesh Rao.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Celebrate-young-love-with-Endendu-Ninagaagi/articleshow/33559242.cms |title=Celebrate young love with Endendu Ninagaagi - The Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= 11 April 2014|accessdate=2014-04-13}} A remake of the Tamil film Engaeyum Eppothum, it features newcomer Vivek Narasimhan, Deepa Sannidhi, Anish Tejeshwar and Sindhu Lokanath in the lead roles.{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/endendu-ninagaagi-to-hit-theatres-in-the-mid-week-of-april-news-kannada-oduldWddcdc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321033247/http://www.sify.com/movies/endendu-ninagaagi-to-hit-theatres-in-the-mid-week-of-april-news-kannada-oduldWddcdc.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-03-21 |title='Endendu Ninagaagi' to hit theatres in the mid week of April! |website=Sify |date=2014-03-20 |accessdate=2014-04-13}}{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Endendu-Ninagagi-audio-launched-in-Bangalore/articleshow/31059130.cms |title=Endendu Ninagagi audio launched in Bangalore - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-02-26 |accessdate=2014-04-13}}
Cast
- Vivek Narasimhan as Suri
- Deepa Sannidhi as Soumya
- Anish Tejeshwar as Gowtham
- Sindhu Lokanath as Mathura
- Abhaya Simha
- Rashmi Simha
- Karthik Sharma as Karthik
Production
In 2013, Balaji bought the remake rights to Engaeyum Eppothum (2011) and launched his brother-in-law Narasimhan's son Vivek.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/balaji-rubbishes-comeback-rumours/articleshow/21622963.cms?from=mdr|title=Balaji rubbishes comeback rumours|date=5 August 2013|work=The Times of India}}
Soundtrack
{{Track listing
| total_length = 19:17
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Khayile
| lyrics1 = Yogaraj Bhat
| extra1 = Tippu
| length1 = 3:44
| title2 = Nee Jothe
| lyrics2 = A. P. Arjun
| extra2 = Sonu Nigam
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = Kuri Mari
| lyrics3 = A. P. Arjun
| extra3 = V Harikrishna
| length3 = 4:09
| title4 = Yenu Mathadade
| lyrics4 = Yogaraj Bhat
| extra4 = Vani Harikrishna
| length4 = 3:38
}}
Critical reception
The Times of India gave it 3 stars out of 5 and called it "a compact film worth watching at least once".{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/moviereviewarticlelist/movie-review/33700476.cms |title=Endendu Ninagaagi movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2014-04-13}} The New Indian Express wrote that director Mahesh Rao "tells us a tragic tale of love and fate with great sensitivity and that he has managed to retain much of the melodrama of the original flick in his remake".{{cite web|author=A Sharadhaa - BANGALORE |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Subtle-Romance-Recreated/2014/04/12/article2164155.ece1#.U0p6lPl_v_E |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145321/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Subtle-Romance-Recreated/2014/04/12/article2164155.ece1#.U0p6lPl_v_E |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2014 |title=Subtle Romance Recreated |publisher=The New Indian Express |date= |accessdate=2014-04-13}} Sify wrote, "The story and screenplay is definitely impressive and the director has to be credited for sketching the movie in the right way" and called the film "definitely worth a weekend".{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/endendu-ninagaagi-review-kannada-15053166.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413154720/http://www.sify.com/movies/endendu-ninagaagi-review-kannada-15053166.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-13 |title=Movie Review : Endendu Ninagaagi |website=Sify |date= |accessdate=2014-04-13}}
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