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===Box office===
===Box office===
The film has collected {{INR}} 12 Crores in its first day worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/eega-earns-rs-17-crore-net-on-its-first-day/270840-71-216.html|title='Eega': Fly's revenge drama earns Rs 17 crore net on first day|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|accessdate=July 12, 2012 at 02:20pm IST}}</ref>
The film has collected {{USD}} 946 million in worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/eega-earns-rs-17-crore-net-on-its-first-day/270840-71-216.html|title='Eega': Fly's revenge drama earns Rs 17 crore net on first day|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|accessdate=July 12, 2012 at 02:20pm IST}}</ref>


==Sequel==
==Sequel==

Revision as of 10:34, 13 July 2012

Eega/Naan Ee
File:Eega-Release-poster.jpg
Theatrical Release poster
Directed byS S Rajamouli
Written byS. S. Rajamouli
Janardhan Maharshi
Crazy Mohan
(Tamil)
Produced bySai Korrapati
(Telugu)
Prasad V. Potluri
(Tamil)
StarringSudeep
Nani
Samantha
CinematographyK. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
companies
Suresh Productions
Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram
(Telugu)
PVP Cinema
(Tamil)[1]
Distributed by14 Reels Entertainment[2]
Release date
  • July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTelugu
Tamil
Budget₹40 crore (US$4.8 million)[3]
Box office₹60.85 crore (US$7.3 million)[4]

Eega / Naan Ee (Telugu: ఈగ | Tamil: நான் ஈ) is an Indian bilingual socio fantasy film written and directed by S S Rajamouli, made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages. It stars Sudeep, Samantha and Nani.M. M. Keeravani composed the film's music while K. K. Senthil Kumar handled cinematography and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao helmed the editing.

The state of the art Visual effects were supervised by Rahul Venugopal, Adel Adili and Pete Draper.[5] The film's Telugu and Tamil version along with a dubbed Malayalam version released on July 6, 2012 with over 1200 prints.[6][7] Upon release, it received rave reviews in all three languages.[8]

Plot

Nani (Nani) is a really nice and persistent guy who makes fireworks and lives in a house opposite Bindu (Samantha), whom he has been in love with for two years. He has been constantly showing his love for Bindu, but she has been playing hard to get, and although Bindu loves him back, she doesn't show it. Bindu is also a micro artist and she runs a charity group. Meanwhile, Sudeep (Sudeep) is a multi-millionaire who also happens to be a womanizer, and he horribly killed his wife for her money. One day, Bindu goes to Sudeep to see if he would like to donate to her NGO (charity), and Sudeep was about to send her away, until he sees Bindu through the opening of a door. He immediately lusts for her, and calls her into his office. An unknowing Bindu tells Sudeep all about her charity, and Sudeep donates 15 lakhs to her NGO. Bindu thanks him, and later, Sudeep asks her to lunch.

When they go, Bindu sees Nani installing fireworks across the street, and Sudeep notices this. Later, when Sudeep and Bindu stop at a market, Nani comes and walks with Bindu. A jealous Sudeep follows them the whole time. Afterwards, Bindu was working late at night, and she needed an escort home, so she calls Nani, who comes to her, and walks her home. At this point, Nani gives Bindu an idea to help finish a necklace she was working on, and Bindu is ready to finally confess her love towards Nani. But then, right in front of her doorstep, while Bindu is still in her house, Sudeep kidnaps Nani, beats him up, and tells him that he loves Bindu. Nani tells Sudeep that if he goes anywhere near Bindu, he will kill him. At this, Sudeep ruthlessly kills Nani, right after Bindu tells Nani she loves him through a text and a phone call. Upon hearing that Bindu loves him too, Nani dies. But then, he is reborn as a fly.

After getting used to his new life as a fly, and experimenting with his new abilities, Nani, who is now a fly, ends up in Sudeep's office. After he sees Sudeep, Nani remembers his past life, and he wants to kill Sudeep. He starts bugging Sudeep to no end, and Sudeep gets paranoid about the fly. Later, as Bindu is grieving Nani's death, Sudeep still tries to get Bindu to like him as more than a friend. Later, Nani, The Fly, uses Bindu's tears on her desk to write out the words, "I am Nani". He then shows Bindu that it was Sudeep who killed him, and that he was reborn as a fly. Bindu, now teams up with Nani to make Sudeep's life a living hell, and they both try to kill him. In the end, they succeed, but Nani, The Fly, dies. But he is shown to be coming back, and eternally protecting the love of his lives, Bindu, forever.

Cast

Production

The film was launched in 2010, with Rajamouli deciding to shoot the film simultaneously in Telugu (as Eega) and Tamil (Naan Ee). Nani and Samantha were selected for the lead roles, while Kannada actor Sudeep was chosen to portray a negative role.[9] Rajamouli roped in Santhanam for the Tamil version.[10] Reports suggesting that Kajal Aggarwal would perform an item number were denied by Rajamouli.[11] James Floyd was originally announced as the cameraman but he was replaced by Rajamouli's norm cameraman K. K. Senthil Kumar.[12]

The unit used a Scorpio Crane for the first time in the history of Telugu cinema. The climax portion was shot at Ramanaidu studios.[13] Completion of first schedule led producer to arrange a party.[14] A huge set was erected at the Saradhi Studios.[15] It was made on a budget of Template:USDConvert, a major share of Template:USDConvert was spent on special effects.[16]

Release

The film was initially planned to be released in May 2012 but due to extensive CGI and VFX work, it got delayed.Release of the film was again postponed from 22 June because the unit is striving 24/7 for the quality of CG.[17] The film was censored on 26 June and received an U/A rating by the Central Board of Film Certification.[18] Both the Tamil and Telugu versions were released on July 6, 2012.[19] The film was reported to be dubbed and released in Malayalam and Hindi also.[20] The Malayalam version titled as Eecha released simultaneously along with the Telugu and Tamil versions.[21] Distribution rights were sold for ₹ 34 crores.[22] The satellite rights of the flick were bought for a price of about ₹5.5 crore (US$660,000).

Critical reception

The film opened to highly positive reviews, Jeevi from idlebrain.com gave it 4 out of 5 and wrote: "Rajamouli has taken Telugu cinema to national level with his concept of Eega. In my opinion, Eega is the best film in Rajamouli’s career".[23] Radhika Rajamani of Rediff rated it 4 out of 5 stating that Eega was "brilliant cinema".[24] Cine Coffee gave 3.75/5 rating and quoted: "Good first half and gripping second half, songs picturized very well and screenplay is good".[25][26] Satish of gomolo.com lauded Rajamouli for attempting the bizarre theme, and concluded "A must watch movie for movie buffs,kids and people who love different movies".[27] Moviebuzz of Sify called the film "excellent".[28] Behindwoods rated it 3.5/5, noting that it was "high on entertainment quotient".[29] Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 3.5/5 stating that Naan Ee was a "brilliant spoof of everything Kollywood stands for. A truly enjoyable fest".[30] Vivek Ramz of in.com rated it 3.5/5 and claimed that the film was "full-on entertainment guaranteed" and that Rajamouli had "succeeded in converting his dream into a near perfect commercial flick".[31] MovieCrow's aggregate rating for Naan Ee is 76% and called the movie a "must watch for its brilliant execution by the well experienced Rajamouli and the scintillating Visual Effects".[32] J Hurtado from Twitch Film described the film as the "best, most insane, most inventive film of the year".[33] Theater Balcony, gave 3 / 5 for the Malayalam version titled Eecha and praised the director Rajamouli for his theme [34] Shivom Oza gave 3.5 / 5 for the Telugu version titled Eega and praised the director Rajamouli for his vision [35]. Breaking-Views.tk reviewed Eecha, the Malayalam version as 'rip roaring fun' and rated it 3.75/5 [36]

Box office

The film has collected US$ 946 million in worldwide.[37]

Sequel

After the unusual and overwhelming success of Eega, the makers of the movie and team Rajamouli are reportedly considering the idea of making a sequel. Apparently, the idea came up during a recent meeting and a feasibility study is being conducted about the same. While the idea is still a very early stage, both D.Suresh Babu and Sai Korrapati are said to be extremely pleased with the idea of a sequel.[38]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani, usual associate of Rajamouli. The audio was released on March 30, 2012 at Brahama Kumari's Academy in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. It was released through Vel Records, owned by M. M. Keeravani. Ramajogayya Sastry, Anantha Sreeram, Chaitanya Prasad and Keeravani penned one song each in the album; all songs in the Tamil version were written by Madhan Karky.

Milliblog wrote: "Eega’s soundtrack sees Keeravani what he’s known for – pushing the bar to interesting new levels; some of it doesn’t entirely work, but welcome effort".[39] Musicperk wrote: "Eega is an album that is here to stay. A perfect combination of all the ingredients needed to keep an album alive in the memory of young listeners in particular".[40]

Tracklist (Telugu version)
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Sound of Vel"  00:29
2."Nene - Nani Ne"M. M. KeeravaniDeepu, Sahiti04:13
3."EeGa EeGa EeGa"Ramajogayya SastryDeepu, Rahul Sipligunj, Sravana Bhargavi, Chaitra04:47
4."Konchem Konchem"Anantha SreeramVijay Prakash04:06
5."Lava Lava"Chaitanya PrasadAnuj Gurwara, Shivani03:54
6."EeGa EeGa EeGa (Remix)"Ramajogayya Sastry 04:20
Total length:21:09
Tracklist (Tamil version)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Veesum Velichathile"Madhan KarkyKarthik, G. Sahithi 
2."Eedaa Eedaa"Madhan KarkyRanjith 
3."Konjam Konjam"Madhan KarkyVijay Prakash 
4."Lava Lava"Madhan KarkyAchu Rajamani, Shivani 
5."Eedaa Eedaa (Remix)"Madhan KarkyRanjith, Deepu, Rahul Sipligunj, Sravana Bhargavi, A. Chaitra 

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