Eesa (film)
| Eesa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bala Ganesha |
| Produced by | J. Jayakrishnan |
| Written by | Bala Ganesha |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Haran |
| Cinematography | R. B. Balaganesh |
| Edited by | B. S. Vasu |
Production company |
JK Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Eesa is a 2009 Tamil action drama film directed by Bala Ganesha. The film features Vignesh and Lakshana in lead roles, with Thoothukudi M. Rajendran, Singampuli, M. S. Bhaskar and Lollu Sabha Manohar playing supporting roles. The film, produced by J. Jayakrishnan, had musical score by Haran and was released on 7 August 2009.
Plot
The film begins with the young man Sudaleeswaran also known as Eesa (Vignesh) killing a salt pan owner in a remote village in Thoothukudi. Eesa lives in a small hut with his wife Selvi (Lakshana). He then continues to kill a couple of salt pan owners and bumps them off in his hut.
Thanga Malai Annachi (Thoothukudi M. Rajendran) is the local bigwig and the owner of a salt pan in which Eesa works. Upset to see his partners and friends killed by a mysterious person, Thanga Malai Annachi starts to kill all his enemies. He then finds out that the killer is none other than Eesa and he then sends the police to catch him. The police discover multiples corpses in Easa's hut including Selvi's one. It is revealed that Eesa lives in a world of his own and believes his wife Selvi, who was killed a few months back, is still alive. He keeps her body in his hut and kills the murderers.
A few months back, Eesa, who spent most of the time with his friend Kadukkai (Singampuli), fell in love with Selvi. Selvi accepted his love and they got married, she later became pregnant. One day, Selvi saw Thanga Malai Annachi and his gang brutally murdering a government official and his wife, Selvi questioned them resulting in her brutal murder. Eesa, who was working in the salt pan, heard a cry of pain and he discovered his wife in blood. Eesa tried to save her but she died in his arms.
The rest of the story is how Eesa killed Thanga Malai Annachi.
Cast
- Vignesh as Sudaleeswaran aka Eesa
- Lakshana as Selvi
- Thoothukudi M. Rajendran as Thanga Malai Annachi
- Singampuli as Kadukkai
- M. S. Bhaskar as Duraisamy
- Lollu Sabha Manohar as Karuthapandi
- Muthukalai
- Subburaj
- Asha
- Nikisha
- Madurai Saroja as Selvi's aunt
- Rajini Nivetha
- V. B. D. Prasad as Annachi
- P. Arun as Annachi
- E. K. Venkatesh as Annachi
- Ramdoss as Fisherman (uncredited)
Production
The producer signed Vignesh and Lakshana to play the lead roles in the film. Actors M. S. Bhaskar, Lollu Sabha Manohar and Muthukalai also joined the cast to take charge of the comedy sequences. The stunt scenes have been handled by stunt master Dragon Chingli. Eesa has been shot extensively in Courtallam, Vasudevanallur and Aranthangi.[1]
Soundtrack
| Eesa | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Haran | |
| Released | 2009 |
| Recorded | 2009 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 24:31 |
| Producer | Haran |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Haran. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, Yugabharathi and Madurakavi.[2] The audio was launched at Kamaraj Hall, alongside special guests A. R. Rahman, Thangar Bachan, Jiiva and Karan. Superstar Rajinikanth sent a letter wishing the team well, which was read out by Haran's father Sridhar.[3]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Aagayam Idi Muzhanga' | Mukesh, Periya Karuppu Thevar | 6:26 |
| 2 | 'Oru Murai Nee Paarthal' | Harish Raghavendra, Bombay Jayashri | 4:29 |
| 3 | 'Unnalathan Nanum Vazhven' | Naresh Iyer | 5:04 |
| 4 | 'Vettaruva Kannazhagi' | Udit Narayan, Haran | 5:00 |
| 5 | 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini' | Kennedy, Haran | 6:07 |
Reception
Box office
The film opened in a few centres across Chennai, Tamil Nadu to an average opening.[4]
Critical reception
The film opened to mixed to negative reviews from critics with Lakshana's performance receiving unanimous praise from film critics.
Indiaglitz.com wrote, "Eesa by JK Creations is a movie that manages to sustain interest for it is old wine but rendered in a new bottle".[5] Sify labelled the film as average and went on to praise "the locations and the climax action scenes".[6] Nowrunning.com gave 1 star out of 5 and described the film as cliched and far from convincing.[7] Behindwoods.com gave the film 0.5 stars out of 5 and stated, "Eesa is a poorly made film with the shoddy script being the main culprit".[8] Deccanherald.com wrote, "despite creditable performances, Eesa leaves you with a rather unpleasant feeling".[9]
References
- ↑ "Eesa Movie Preview". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ↑ "Eesa (2009)". mio.to. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ↑ "AR Rahman releases Eesa audio!". Sify. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ↑ "Chennai Box Office (August 7- 9)". Sify. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ↑ "Esa review. Esa Tamil movie review, story, rating — IndiaGlitz.com". indiaglitz.com. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ↑ "Review : Eesa (2009)". Sify. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ↑ Aravindan D.I. "Eesa Review — Tamil Movie Eesa nowrunning review". nowrunning.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ↑ "Eesa — Tamil Movie Reviews". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ↑ S Viswanath (2009-08-21). "Eesa — Deccan Herald". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2017-12-14.