S. S. Rajamouli: Eega (featuring Thanmye Lagudu)

How does the king of beeg cinema go small? Trick question, he don’t! Small in scope but still big on imagination, we’re (mostly) abuzz with praise for Wilson’s Deep Cut pick for Rajamouli, 2012’s Eega.

Eli praises the positively fly performance of Sudeep, a villain you love to hate, Thanmye highlights Rajamouli’s overlooked talents as a director of comedy, and Wilson celebrates Rajamouli's maximalist imagination as well as his mastery of telling stories regarding fate/destiny. Ben assumes the villain mantle and questions if the film successfully blends violence, comedy and revenge: does it go too far or is Ben just bugging out?

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Cast:

Nani: Nani

Sudeep: Sudeep

Bindhu: Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Crew:

Director: S. S. Rajamouli

Co-Director: J.V.V. Sathyanarayana

Producers: Daggubati Suresh Babu Sai Korrapati

Writers: S. S. Rajamouli Vijayendra Prasad

Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao

Cinematography: K.K. Senthil Kumar

Art Direction: Raveendar

Composer: M.M. Keeravaani

Sound: Akula Bhaskar

Costumes: Rama Rajamouli