History Film / Eega

''Eega'' (Housefly) is a 2012 Telugu-language film directed by [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherwoods Tollywood]] director Creator/SSRajamouli.

''Eega'' (Housefly) is a 2012 Telugu-language film and one of the most successful and popular films to come out of [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherwoods Tollywood]].

* StalkerWithACrush: Played with heavily. Nani can come across this way in the beginning. He's been pursuing Bindu for over two years despite Bindu's indications she's not interested, he comes to her workplace and sends her romantic texts while they're talking, he follows her to a temple and later a restaurant ''where she is clearly on a date'' and interprets her ignoring him as signs of interest. [[spoiler: The kicker? ''he's actually right.'' Binddu has ben interested in him for just as long, KNOWS how he interprets everything she does, and can't keep her eyes off Nani when she's on her "date" with Sudeep. This makes it all the more painful when Nani is killed, as to her horror she realizes that because she refused to say anything about how she feels until the very last minute, he may have died without knowing.]]

Sweet guy Nani ({{Nani}}) is in love with his beautiful neighbor across-the-street, Bindu ({{Samantha}}), an aspiring microartist working at an NGO. Bindu solicits donations for her group from wealthy businessman and [[{{DirtyOldMan}} womanizer Sudeep]], who begins to lust after her. Upon realizing Nani is a rival for Bindu's affection, Sudeep kills him. But before Nani dies, Bindu sends him a text saying she loves him, and ThePowerOfLove lets him [[{{ReincarnationRomance}} reincarnate]] as a housefly in order to protect her and get his revenge against Sudeep

* StalkerWithACrush: Nani can come across this way in the beginning. He's been pursuing Bindu for over two years despite Bindu's indications she's not interested, he comes to her workplace and sends her romantic texts while they're talking, he follows her to a temple and later a restaurant ''where she is clearly on a date'' and interprets her ignoring him as signs of interest.

''Eega'' (Housefly) is a 2012 Telegu-language film and one of the most successful and popular films to come out of [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherwoods Tollywood]].

Sweet guy Nani ({{Nani}}) is in love with his beautiful across-the-street neighbor Bindu ({{Samantha}}), an aspiring microartist working at an NGO. Bindu solicits donations for her group from wealthy businessman and womanizer Sudeep, who begins to lust after her. Upon realizing Nani is a rival for Bindu's affection, Sudeep kills him. But before Nani dies, Bindu sends him a text saying she loves him, and ThePowerOfLove lets him reincarnate as a housefly in order to protect her and get his revenge against Sudeep

''Eega'' (Housefly) is a 2012 Telegu-language film and one of the most successful and popular films to come out of [[TheOtherwoods Tollywood]].

* TilMurderDoUsPart: Sudeep admits to his bodyguard that he killed his first wife for her money.

* ReincarnationRomance: Probably one of the odder examples.

* PlayingAgainstType: Sudeep (the actor) best known for his heroic roles, here plays a lecherous murdering psychopath

* TheDanza: Actors Nani and Sudeep play characters called...[[CaptainObvious Nani and Sudeep.]]

* GrotesqueCute:

* SexySoakedShirt: Male example. During a love song with Bindu Nani falls fully clothed into a kiddie pool then dances around while soaking wet.

Sweet guy Nani ({{Nani}}) is in love with his beautiful across-the-street neighbor Bindu ({{Samantha}}), an aspiring microartist working at an NGO. Bindu solicits donations for her group from wealthy businessman and womanizer Sudeep, who begins to lust after her. Upon realizing Nani is a rival for Bindu's affection, Sudeep kills him. But before Nani dies, Bindu sends him a text saying she loves him, and [[ThePowerOfLove]] lets him reincarnate as a housefly in order to protect her and get his revenge against Sudeep

Sweet guy Nani ({{Nani}}) is in love with his beautiful across-the-street neighbor Bindu ({{Samantha}}) an aspiring microartist working at an NGO. One day Bindu calls upon wealthy businessman and womanizer Sudeep to donate to her group, only for Sudeep to fall into lust with her. Upon realizing Nani is a rival for Bindu's affection, Sudeep kills him, and is now free to pursue Bindu. Or so he thinks.

You see, Bindu sent Nani a text saying she loved him and, [[ThePowerOfLove with the knowledge that she loves him]], reincarnates in order to protect Bindu and get his revenge against Sudeep....

As a housefly.

[[HilarityEnsues Hilarity, action, and dance numbers ensue]]

* StalkerWithACrush: Nani can come across this way [[ValuesDissonance to Western audiences]] in the beginning. He's been pursuing Bindu for over two years despite Bindu's indications she's not interested, he comes to her workplace and sends her romantic texts while they're talking, he follows her to a temple and later a restaurant ''where she is clearly on a date'' and interprets her ignoring him as signs of interest.

* ReincarnationRomance: Probably one of the odder examples.
* WetSariScene: Male example: During a love song with Bindu Nani falls fully clothed into a kiddie pool then dances around while soaking wet.

Sweet guy Nani ({{Nani}}) is in love with his beautiful across-the-street neighbor Bindu ({{Samantha}}) an aspiring microartist working at an NGO. One day Bindu calls upon wealthy businessman and [[LeisureSuitLarry womanizer]] Sudeep to donate to her group, only for Sudeep to fall into lust with her. Upon realizing Nani is a rival for Bindu's affection, Sudeep kills him, and is now free to pursue Bindu. Or so he thinks.

* ChekovsGun: About as literal an example as you can get. Sudeep is an expert marksman with an extensive gun collection. [[spoiler:Later he attempts to hunt Nani down with a shotgun and a pair of vision-enhancing goggles.]]

* [[ChekovsSkill]]/[[ChekovsGun]]: About as literal an example as you can get. Sudeep is an expert marksman with an extensive gun collection. [[spoiler:Later he attempts to hunt Nani down with a shotgun and a pair of vision-enhancing goggles.]]

* ChekovsSkill[[/]]ChekovsGun: About as literal an example as you can get. Sudeep is an expert marksman with an extensive gun collection. [[spoiler:Later he attempts to hunt Nani down with a shotgun and a pair of vision-enhancing goggles.]]

* ChekovsSkill/ChekovsGun: About as literal an example as you can get. Sudeep is an expert marksman with an extensive gun collection. [[spoiler:Later he attempts to hunt Nani down with a shotgun and a pair of vision-enhancing goggles.]]

* MurderTheHypoteneuse: Sudeep kills Nani to get to Bindu but didn't count on reincarnation

You see, Bindu sent Nani a text saying she loved him and, thanks to ThePowerOfLove, reincarnates in order to protect Bindu and get his revenge against Sudeep....

* TheDanza: Actors Nani and Sudeep play characters called...Nani and Sudeep.

* EarWorm: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0P3YrC6OZo EEGA EEGA EEGA!]]

* MurderTheHypoteneuse: Sudeep attempts to do this towards Nani but didn't count on reincarnation

* ValuesDissonance: Related to StalkerWithACrush above, Bindu's very clear demonstrations of disinterest in Nani (including ignoring him when he attempts to get her attention and deleting his texts to her) are treated as her just playing hard-to-get. She later calls him and actually apologizes for "ignoring" him the last two years.

* DispproportionateRetribution: Girl you're interested rejects you for another guy? MURDER!

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: A guy comes back to life in the form of a housefly and gets revenge on the men who killed him. Somehow it works.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: See EarWorm below.
* CursedWithAwesome

* MoralEventHorizon: Sudeep crosses it when he kills Nani and gets worse from there.
* NarmCharm: The entire film appeal rests on this.
* ReincarnationRomance: Probably one of the odder examples.

Sweet guy Nani ({{Nani}}) is in love with his beautiful across-the-street neighbor Bindu ({{Samantha}}) an aspiring microartist working at an NGO. One day Bindu calls upon wealthy businessman and [[LeisureSuitLarry womanizer]] Sudeep to donate to her group, only for Sudeep to fall into lust with her. Upon realizing Nani is a rival for Bindu's affection, Sudeep kills him, and is now free to pursue Bindu. Or so he thinks

As a housefly

* BadassAdorable: Nani in fly form
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: See EarWorm below

* TheDanza: Actors Nani and Sudeep play characters called...Nani and Sudeep

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Sudeep's first scene in the movie takes place at a firing range and involves him being a jerk to his valet and feeling up a female shooter
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:At one point fly-Nani stabs a person in the eye with a sewing needle]]

* InterspeciesRomance: Nani and Bindu, post-fly rebirth
* JerkAss: Sudeep
* MoralEventHorizon: Sudeep crosses it when he kills Nani and gets worse from there
* NarmCharm: The entire film appeal rests on this
* ReincarnationRomance: Probably one of the odder examples

* ReincarnationRomance: Probably one of the odder examples
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: Nani's rebirth as Eega is treated with dramatic closeups, booming sound effects and a heavenly chorus