Eega

Eega is a 2012 Indian fantasy action film written and directed by S.E. Rajamouli. It was filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages with the latter titled Naan Ee. The film’s narrative is in the form of a bedtime story told by a father to his daughter. The story is about a young man named Nani who specialises in preparing fireworks.

About Eega in brief

Eega is a 2012 Indian fantasy action film written and directed by S. Rajamouli. It was filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages with the latter titled Naan Ee. The film’s narrative is in the form of a bedtime story told by a father to his daughter. Its protagonist Nani, who is in love with his neighbour Bindu, is murdered by a wealthy businessman. Nani reincarnates as a housefly and tries to avenge his death and protect Bindu from an obsessive Sudeep. Eega was one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of the year, earning more than ₹1. 25 billion. Its Hindi-dubbed version, Makkhi, which was released on 12 October 2012, had not achieved equivalent commercial success as of June 2015. It won two National Film Awards, five South Filmfare Awards including Best Telugu Film, Best Teluru Director, BestTelugu Actress and Best Telugus Supporting Actor. It also won three South Indian International Movie Awards. It has been screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Madrid International film Festival. The idea for the film originated in the 1990s from a conversation in which Prasad joked about the idea of a fly seeking revenge against a human. The two versions of the film were released on 6 July 2012 in approximately 1,100 screens globally. The Hindi version, Eecha, was released in October 2012. It had not been a success at the box office, though it was a box office success in India and abroad.

The Tamil version of Eega has been released in December 2013 and has been a critical and commercial success in South India. The Telugu version has not been released yet, but is expected to be released in India in October 2014. It is being developed for the US release of The Hobbit: The Descendant, which will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in October 2015. The English version is being planned for release in October 2016. It will be directed by the same director who directed Maryada Ramanna, S.E. Rajamoul i.S. Prakash, and will be co-starring Samantha Wintour and Ravi Agrawal. The Indian version will also be released the same month, but in Tamil and Telugu instead of Telugu. The release date for the Tamil version has yet to be announced. The movie is scheduled for release on July 6, 2014. The soundtrack was composed by M. M. Keeravani and K. K. Senthil Kumar was director of photography and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao edited the film. The dialogue was written by Janardhan Maharshi and Crazy Mohan for the Telugu, Tamil and Tamil versions, respectively. The story is about a young man named Nani who specialises in preparing fireworks. One night, Nani helps Bindu to finish a piece of micro art—a locket made from a pencil. While returning home, he is kidnapped by Sudeeps, who kills him, making his death look like an accident.