Eega
Eega (English: The Fly) is a 2012 Telugu movie directed by S.S. Rajamouli. It stars Nani, Samantha and Kannada actor Sudeep. The movie was released on 6 July 2012. It received positive reviews and set records.
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| Directed by | S. S. Rajamouli |
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| Written by | S. S. Rajamouli |
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| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
| Cinematography | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
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Running time | 134 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
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| Budget |  260–400 million |
| Box office | est. 1.25–1.3 billion |
In Tamil it was released as Naan Ee, which means I, the Fly in English. It was released in Malayalam as Eecha, which also means The Fly in English. It was also released in Hindi as Makkhi, which means Fly in English. However, in the Hindi dub, Nani's name was changed to Jani while everybody else's names stayed the same.
Plot
Nani has loved Bindu (Samantha) for two years. Sudeep kills Nani for Bindu so he and her can be together. Then Nani is reborn as a fly and kills Sudeep with the help of Bindu.
History
The movie was planned by director S.S. Rajamouli 14 years back when his father gave the idea. Due to some technical reasons, the movie didn't start its shooting until 29 July 2010. That was after the director released his 8th movie Maryada Rammana.
Eega Media
Sudeepa (left), Nani (middle), and Rajamouli during filming
Rajamouli and Draper on the set
Left to right: Nani, Sanjeev Lamba, Ajay Devgan, S. S. Rajamouli, M. M. Keeravani, and Suresh Babu at the special screening of Makkhi, the Hindi dubbed version of Eega, in Mumbai
Samantha at the 60th Filmfare Awards South ceremony, where she won the Best Actress – Telugu award for Eega.
Eega's success gave Sudeepa national recognition and acclaim from fellow actors, including Rajinikanth and Nagarjuna.
References
- ↑ "Eega (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
