Credits
Banner: Vaarahi Chalani Chitram
Cast: Nani, Sudeep Samantha, Noel Sean, Aditya Menon, Srinivas Reddy, Thagubothu Ramesh (cameo), Hamsa Nandini (cameo), Sivanarayana (cameo)
Music: MM Keeravani
Dialogues: Janardhan Maharshi
Cinematography: KK Senthil Kumar
Art: S Ravinder
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Visual FX: Makuta FX
Story - screenplay - direction: SS Rajamouli
Presented by: D Suresh Babu
Producers: Sai Korapati
Release date: 6 July 2012
Interesting Facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eega
Writing/Direction: Writing by Vijayendra Prasad is masterpiece. Eega is a perfectly written movie and perfectly executed. The line itself if you tell anybody they will tell you this is the dumbest thing they have ever heard. But when you see it, it’s next level. Most of all, movie is extremely entertaining.
Sudeep’s characterization is peak Rajamouli is making you hate the villain, but because the characterization s so good, Sudeep is able to give that masterpiece performance. Literally from first scene with hamsa Nandini, you get to know what type of person he is and his character in a nutshell. A ruthless womanizer businessman. Then he sets his sights on Bindu and every time they meet you can feel that ibbandi through the screen and that he might do something to her. then kills Nani and it turns his life upside down.
The emotions are too good in the movie. Basically the emotional connect is Rajampuli special and he is literally the only director in the world who can make you root for and feel emotional about a housefly.
The psychological aspect and toll the Eega has on Sudeep we as an audience feel that through the frustration of his character after the Eega starts making his life a living hell. It’s basically showing that actions have consequences as the tantra told him.
There’s also foreshadowing actually. When Nani finds the barrel, I mean on the rewatch you notice but right there Rajamouli tells you how the movie is going to end. In most of his films foreshadowing is evident and Eega is the same.
There’s also a funny scene during Eega Eega montage where Sudeep is looking up how to kill a fly and then Samantha is looking up how to kill a human. Rajamouli is also in the movie. If you pause at 39:35, he is the guy throwing the cigarette in Eega introduction scene.
The overarching theme of the movie is revenge just like any other Rajamouli movie: the soul of a murdered man is reincarnated as a fly and seeks revenge against his killer. And then Love after death. Nani dies sacrificing himself by Killing Sudeep to save Bindhu and is reborn again after this.
There are many elevation scenes such as:
Direction by Rajamouli is perfect. A lot of people say it’s Rakamouli’s best work. I personally feel it’s Baahubali 2 but Eega is also worthy. He made the movie from the Sega’s POV so effortless and entertaining so that it’s an amazing cinematic experience. The effort for everything in the movie is visible and of course he extracted an iconic performance from Sudeep. Each and every scene is brilliantly directed and as mentioned before the sheer fact that he made you emotional over a housefly means he can literally do anything and everything. The fact that the fly doesnt talk either and the entire thing is built on fun and entertainment and suspense makes it even more impressive and incredible. Eega is proof as to why he’s the master story teller.
