Through the years I’ve seen many revenge films, from Death Wish to Oldboy and John Wick. They all have lots of violence, but as you are watching them you understand why the protagonists want to have their revenge for the injustice they’ve been through and take justice in their own hands. Because sometimes emotions can be so strong that that’s the only way to find peace. Of course it is something you can say is right, but despite that you understand why in those type of films. Eega is also a revenge film, but its story is so bizarre that you start wondering if you should take it seriously.
The events in this movie are presented as a bedtime story and that’s a good thing, because else it would be pretty hard to go along with it all. It is about Nani, who is in love with the girl next door named Bindhu (Samantha Ruth Prabhu). But she’s playing hard to get for years and finally decides to answer his quest for love. When the man she is working with, Sudeep (a rich businessman), finds out though he decides to kill Nani because he wants to have her for himself. Nani’s spirit leaves his body and ends up in the body of a fly. He decides to make Sudeep’s life a living hell and tries to find a way to kill him.
A fly who wants to kill a man is not a story I remember seeing before on film so it wins a lot of points for originality. Luckily this isn’t just a movie with a fly constantly buzzing around someone’s head, but as the movie progresses new situations are presented which keeps it entertaining as Sudeep is slowly losing his sanity. The fly itself is computer generated and because of that has lots of personality. This Indian film has typical elements found in movies from the country (like musical parts), but isn’t stuffed with them. The acting is different compared to European and American movies, often feeling overacted, but if you can look past that Eega is an entertaining movie to pass some time with.
If you’re looking for a revenge movie unlike any you’ve seen before you should give this one a shot.
