Blockbuster Eega completes a decade
Published on Jul 6, 2022 9:56 pm IST

It has been 10 years since the blockbuster Eega was released. It is always a special film in the career of S.S. Rajamouli. Sai Korrapati produced this fantasy action drama under Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram banner. Nani, Samantha, and Kichcha Sudeep played the lead roles.

As soon as the project was announced it got immense hype and attention from the audience. Everyone wondered how the maverick director would be able to pull it off with such a small creature. Eega went on to become a huge hit and was a testimony of the director’s storytelling expertise and vision. The film’s immense success instilled more confidence in Rajamouli’s mind to do films like Baahubali and RRR.

The film surely is a memorable one for Sudeep. He did an excellent job as the antagonist. The actor took to his Twitter handle and thanked everyone involved with the film on the occasion of the movie’s completion of 10 years.

The visual effects team deserves a special mention for bringing the director’s vision into reality. Eega bagged two National awards as well in the categories of Best Feature Telugu Film and Special Effects.

Eega was also screened at a few international film festivals. The film’s Tamil version Naan Ee was also a blockbuster and brought Rajamouli a huge following in Tamilnadu as well.

Nani and Samantha became big stars after the project. Many feel that Eega is a film that has got more repeat value in the director’s career. All in all, Eega is truly a benchmark film in the Telugu film industry which raised the standards much higher.

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