Eega

Synopsis: Nani (Nani) is a flower decorator, madly in love with his neighbor Bindhu (Samantha). He gets killed by the baddie, Sudeep (Sudeep), a powerful businessman. Nani comes back as a housefly to get his revenge.

Movie Review: Larger-than-life-entertainment is an oft-repeated phrase used to describe Tollywood pot boilers. This movie makes mince meat of the cliché by showing that small can be big too. Come to think of it very few things can get bigger than a housefly on 70mm, but what’s fascinating is that the movie shows a computer-generated-housefly can have pretty much the same effect on the audiences as a rippling superstar. Hair-raising entertainment, jaw dropping, mind-bending thrill-a-second ride of the season, probably the decade, Eega is a game changer.

Rajamouli delivered all too well on the promise to show us a fly take its revenge for sure. In doing so, he’s set a new bench mark for Telugu cinema. There are some very original thrills and sequences that will sweep you off your feet. The computer-generated wizardry is seamless and raises the bar a fair few notches above "Magadheera". But what is most impressive is the storytelling. Most Telugu filmmakers rely solely on dialogue to take the story forward, but this is perhaps the first film that has the camera taking the narrative forward. In fact, the housefly doesn’t have a single dialogue.

It’s a simple plot-line. Nani (Nani) is a flower decorator who is madly in love with his neighbor Bindhu (Samantha). It takes two years of pursuing before he even have his first conversation with her. Just as romance blooms, Nani gets killed by the baddie, Sudeep (Sudeep), a powerful businessman. Nani comes back as a housefly to get his revenge. It isn’t so much about the plot, but the execution that this movie is about. By the end of the film, the audiences empathize with the fly!

The romance between Nani and Samantha though short-lived is very peppy. Director Rajamouli has stated in the past that romance is his weak point, but has managed to pull it off pretty well this time around. But the real deal begins as soon as the housefly enters the scene. The pace tends to slacken in between, but there are too many 'wow' moments packed through it all, to keep the viewers engaged.

Dialogues are crisp, the cinematography slick and the editing is pretty neat as well. The background score is the stand-out though. MM Keeravani just seems to reserve his best for his kid brother. This album must be one of his finest. Visual Effects are just the best ever for a Telugu film, both in terms of originality and quality of output. The film has over 90 minutes of never-before-seen-visual effects that just blow the audiences away.