Eeswaran

Eeswaran is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Suseenthiran and was produced by Balaji Kapa, K. V. Durai and M. D. Sharafudeen under their respective banners Madhav Media and D Company. It stars Silambarsan, Bharathiraja, Nidhhi Agerwal and Nandita Swetha. The film has music scored by S. Thaman, whereas cinematography and editing were handled by Tirru and Anthony respectively.[1]

Eeswaran
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySuseenthiran
Produced byBalaji Kapa
K. V. Durai
M. D. Sharafudeen
Written bySuseenthiran
StarringSilambarasan
Bharathiraja
Nidhi Aggarwal
Nandita Swetha
Music byS. Thaman
CinematographyTirru
Edited byAnthony
Production
company
Madhav Media
D Company
Distributed by7G Films
Release date
  • 14 January 2021 (2021-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Principal photography commenced on Dindigul in October 2020, and wrapped up within a single schedule of 22 days.[2] Originally made in Tamil, the film was dubbed in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi, with the Telugu and Hindi versions being titled as Eeswarudu and Eeshwar.[3] The film released on 14 January 2021, coinciding with Pongal.[4]

Premise

Periyasamy's simple and joyous life turns into a nightmare with internal familial disputes. Twenty years later, Eeswaran enters the family's lives and attempts to bring them together by helping them realize the importance of being in touch with their roots. The film also showcases the current pandemic situation as part of its story.

Cast

Production

Development

On September 2020, Silambarasan was reported to be a part of Suseethiran's untitled film. A source claimed that Simbu had read the script through a virtual meeting with the director, due to the COVID-19 lockdown, and expected to shoot the film in October 2020, during the fifth phase of unlock.[5] Producer Balaji Kapa of Madhav Media, stated an official announcement of their colloaboration with the director and actor on 10 October 2020.[5] Silambarasan released the first look of the film on 26 October 2020, in which the title was revealed to be Eeswaran.[6]

Casting

The film's cast members had Bharathiraja signing to act as father of Silambarasan. Bala Saravanan signed to appear in a comical role, and Nidhi Agerwal playing the female lead. S. Thaman was roped in to compose music, whilst cinematographer Tirru, editor Anthony and art director Rajeevan, were also a part of the technical crew.[7]

For his role in the film, Silambarasan took an extremely intense weight training and strict diet regime, under his trainer Sandeep Raj, in which he lost 30 kilograms in the process.[8] He also indulged in sports, yoga and Bharathanatyam, as a part of the fitness regime.[8] He learnt Bharathanatyam from former actress Saranya Mohan, for few sequences.[9]

Filming

The principal photography commenced on 10 October 2020, the very same day of the launch. The production team adhered to the safety guidelines, imposed by the government in order to control the spread of COVID-19.[5] Primarily shot at Dindigul,[10] the principal shoot was wrapped up on 7 November 2020,[11] within a single shooting schedule of 22 days offered to Silambarasan.[12] Simbu also completed the dubbing portions of the film on a single day.[13]

Soundtrack
Eeswaran
Soundtrack album by
S. Thaman
Released2 January 2021
Recorded2020
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length14:43
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music
ProducerS. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
Krack
(2021)		 Eeswaran
(2021)		 Vakeel Saab
(2021)
Singles from Eeswaran
  1. "Thamizhan Paattu"
    Released: 14 December 2020

The music for the film is composed by S. Thaman, collaborating with Silambarasan for the third time after Osthe (2011) and Vaalu (2015), and lyrics for the songs were written by Yugabharathi.[14] Thaman started composing for the film, during the announcement of the release, and completed within a record time of two months.[15] Before the audio release, the first song "Thamizhan Paattu" was served as the film's lead single,[16] which was released on 14 December 2020.[17] The tracklist of the film was released on 2 January 2021, which featured four songs, and the audio was released the very same day,[18] at the Albert Theatre in Chennai.[19]

Reviewing for the soundtrack album for Sify, music critic Siddharth Srinivas gave 3 out of 5, stating "Eeswaran is a nice and effective album from Thaman, who doesn’t go long lengths but still makes it an adequately listenable experience on the whole."[20] A critic from Thandora Times gave 3 out of 5 stating, "Eeswaran has songs that have a commercial film package."[21] Studio Flicks gave 2.5 out of 5 stating "Eeswaran has all the elements of a successful commercial album."[22]

All lyrics are written by Yugabharathi.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Thamizhan Paattu"Ananthu, Deepak, S. Thaman4:35
2."Eeswaran" (Title Track)S. Thaman, Deepak, Aravind Srinivas2:59
3."Mangalyam"Silambarasan, S. Thaman, Roshini JKV4:21
4."Velli Nilavae"ML Gayatri2:47

Release

Eeswaran is scheduled to release on 14 January 2021, coinciding with Pongal.[23] Apart from releasing in Tamil, the makers also announced that the film will be released in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi versions,[24] with the Telugu version being titled Eeswarudu, and Hindi version titled as Eeshwar.[25] The Tamil Nadu theatrical rights of the film were bought by 7G Films.[26][27] It will be scheduled to release through video-on-demand, over the new platform OlyFlix,[28] for viewers across overseas countries.[29][30]

Reception

M. Suganth of The Times of India, gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated "The lack of novel ideas, ineffective twists and female leads who have hardly anything to do affect the flow of the film. The emotional scenes lack required intensity, and the tension surrounding the antagonist could have been much better."[31] Srinivasa Ramanujan of The Hindu stated "The Simbu-starrer is yet another village-based tale that has more uncles and relatives than ideas."[32] Behindwoods gave 2.25 out of 5 stating "STR's vintage changeover is promising, but Eeswaran falls short of expectations."[33] Sify gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated "Eeswaran is an average formulaic rural family entertainer."[34]

Ranjani Krishnakumar of Firstpost gave 1.5 out of 5 and stated "In bringing together this colourful and relatable cast of characters, Suseenthiran scores. But that’s that. Once he’s established the milieu, he doesn’t know where to take the film."[35] Ashameera Aiyappan of Cinema Express gave 1.5 out of 5 and stated "It is great that Simbu looks like he has turned back time. But it isn’t great that the film also seems to have travelled back with him."[36] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express gave 1 out of 5 stars "Eeswaran is nothing but a two-hour-long verbal and visual flow of cues that reinforce the patriarchal view of women's subservient role to men in a family."[37]

Logesh Balachandran of India Today gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote "Eeswaran isn't a great film, but director Suseenthiran gets many things right. At a time when fans are longing to witness that energetic Simbu on screen, which has been missing for years now, Suseenthiran delivers a perfect rural entertainer that serves just that. The screenplay has been developed in a manner to please both the star’s fans and family audience. Unlike the actor’s previous films, there is adequate emotion in the script which works big time."[38]

Controversies

Snake issue

In the motion poster of the film which released on 26 October, the protagonist Silambarasan had a snake wrapped on his neck a forest official filed a case stating that the team had given sedatives to the animal to prevent it from harming the team which kills the animal very soon and also said that many crews are lying telling it is a fake snake. However , the team stated that the snake was a plastic snake and no harm was there for the animal as well as the crew. But a video was released in which Silambarasan practised throwing a snake in a sack bag, but the team said it was a scene in the movie and the snake was a fake one.[39] On 19 November, the Animal Welfare Board of India, objected the film's team to remove the controversial motion poster, which was later removed from YouTube.[40][41]

Harassment against Suseenthiran

Director Suseendhiran was involved in controversy over unnecessarily interrupting when Nidhhi Agerwal was speaking in front of public during the audio launch of the film.[42] The director reportedly urged the actress to say that she loves Silambarasan.[43] His distateful behaviour was heavily criticised in the social media for harassing Agerwal in front of public.[44] However the director clarified the controversy stating that he wanted to give the essence to the audience on how the film will work.[45][46]

100% seating capacity issue in Tamil Nadu

The film was given permission to release the film with 100% seating capacity in theatres along with Vijay starrer Master (2021) by the Government of Tamil Nadu despite the increase in COVID-19 cases in India especially with cases also increasing in Tamil Nadu.[47][48] However the Central Government of India issued warrant against Tamil Nadu government's decision to approve the release of the films with full 100% seating capacity.[49] The central government stated that 100% seat occupancy is clearly in violation of the guidelines of MHA which only allows 50% seat occupancy in theatres.[50] Some doctors also cautioned against full seating capacity for the film.[51][52] Soon after, Central Government notice was passed and it was revoked back to 50% seating capacity in Tamil Nadu theatres.[53]

OTT release issue

In overseas countries, the makers had signed a deal for the new OTT platform OlyFlix, where the makers will premiere the film through video-on-demand from 14 January 2021 (coincdiing with the release in Indian theatres). However, the Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Association opposed the decision for a simultaneous OTT release, fearing that piracy sites may upload the high definition print of the film, which will affect the theatrical business.[54] The exhibitors also threatened to boycott the film, if they suggest for a OTT release on the said date.[55] Following pressure from theatre owners and exhibitors, the makers decided to hold the release over video-on-demand,[56] and instead they requested the theatre owners to increase the number of screens for the film.[57]

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