Eega/Naan Ee

SS Rajamouli  - All the way!!!!

When most of the film makers aspire to cast protognists who boasts huge fan following, here is a director who chose to be different this time and chose a fly to play one despite having a tag of "King of Masala". He surely deserves huge rounds of applause just for trying to break the jinx of "Hero Worshiping" films. Eega/Naan Ee is a pucca commercial entertainer and stands out for its innovative visuals. So a clear statement to all the "punch dialogue", "thigh slapping" heroes - even a fly can do your role so relax!. It is high time we realize that they are just normal actors and not immortal demi-gods. 

While most of us already knew the story and the plot which is not entirely novel, Rajamouli  is still able to hook the audience to the movie for most of the part with his skillful screenplay backed up by some amazing visuals. The movie starts with a random conversation between a father and child where the father is trying to narrate a story about fly and that to me was a brilliant idea in preparing the audience and making a statement about the movie and its genre. So no other logical questions arise. The movie is fun and thoroughly enjoyable. Kudos to Rajamouli who made this crazy idea into reality. He thoroughly excelled in all departments of film making especially his command over narrating the story. His team members also should be equally appreciated for this effort. 

Eega is also a Bi- lingual and released as Naan Ee in Tamil. It is a good attempt for making it as a bilingual by roping in Crazy Mohan which i thought was a brilliant idea to provide nativity to tamil audiences unlike a regular dubbed movie. Santhanam is good as always. However it cannot be compared to a bi lingual like a Yuva or a VTV/YMC. "Naan Ee" does have dubbing and lip sync issues  in few scenes but it can be completely overlooked given the content and visuals. All the other languages(Malayalam and Kannada) will have dubbed version of Eega. This visual treat is sure to entice all the kids and has all the elements to become a blockbuster not only in Telugu but also in other languages including Hindi. However, the romance portions were not up to mark and could have had more emotional quotient and pain. I wish they revisit the first 30 minutes and may be remove the songs; trim a little bit more when they take it to Hindi audiences.

Positives -
1. Incredible visual effects.
2. Rajamouli's screenplay and direction.
3. Senthil's Cinematography.
4. Keeravani's Background Score.
5. Sudeep


Negatives -
1. First 30 minutes.
2. Songs except for the montage song. I thought the songs should have been much better. Infact "No- Songs" is a much better option.

Verdict - 3.75/5 Rajamouli has a clear winner and truly transformed his imagination to silver screen. This movie is sure to have huge impact in Telugu Film Industry. A Must Watch!!!