''Eeswar'' is a 2002 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

Jayanth C. Paranjee Jayanth C. Paranjee (born 21 July 1957) is an Indian film director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He introduced Bollywood actresses: Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai, Anjala Zaveri, Bipasha Basu, Lisa Ray, Nauheed Cyrusi to the ...

, starring debutant

Prabhas Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju (; born 23 October 1979), known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, he is known as Rebel Star in ...

and

Sridevi Vijaykumar Sridevi Vijaykumar is an Indian actress and television personality who works in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Early life Sridevi was born as the youngest daughter of Tamil actor Vijayakumar and Manjula, a popular South Indian actress. Sri ...

. Siva Krishna and

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played supporting roles. It marked the debut of

, nephew of popular Telugu actor

Krishnam Raju Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also th ...

Cast

as Eeswar *

as Indu *Dheeraj Krishna Nori as Desi Dheeraj *

as Eeswar's stepmother * Ravikanth *Hanumanthu *N. Hari Krishna *Siva Krishna as Eeshwar's father *Kolla Ashok Kumar as Indu's father *

Abhinaya Krishna Abhinaya Krishna is an Indian actor who works in Telugu language, Telugu films and television. Krishna debuted with the drama film ''Eeswar (2002 film), Eeswar'' in 2002. He is working as an anchor, dancer, stand-up comedian. Filmography ...

as Eeswar's friend *

Brahmanandam Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956) is an Indian actor and comedian known for his work in Telugu cinema. Recognised as one of India's finest and highest-paid comic actors, he holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen cred ...

as Priest *

Allari Subhashini Allari Subhashini (born Tirumala Subhashini) is an Indian actress predominantly appears in Telugu films and TV serials. She plays supporting roles. Personal life She hails from Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. She lost her father when she was attend ...

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*C Kalyan as Police Officer *Krishna as GK *Rambabu

Production

The film marked the debut of

and lead debut of

Sridevi Vijayakumar Sridevi Vijaykumar is an Indian actress and television personality who works in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Early life Sridevi was born as the youngest daughter of Tamil actor Vijayakumar and Manjula, a popular South Indian actress. Sri ...

, who previously worked as a child actress. This is the fastest film that

made and the production was completed in 45 days. Hanumanthu, N. Hari Krishna, and Rambabu were cast in the film after Paranjee met them at a cultural festival.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. All songs were written by

Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the ...

. Music was released by

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company. In an audio review, Sreya Sunil of '' Idlebrain.com'', wrote "While most of the tunes can be termed as above average, some songs stand out mainly because of Sirivennela's lyrics that convey a lot of emotions in simple words".

Reception

A critic from '' Idlebrain.com'' said that "Over all, it's an average flick and worth watching for all curious people to see how Prabhas fared". A critic from ''

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'' opined that "On the whole

Takkari Donga ''Takkari Donga'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language Western film directed and produced by Jayanth C. Paranjee. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Lisa Ray, Bipasha Basu, and Rahul Dev in pivotal roles. The film follows a fearless outlaw who offer ...

director Jayant C Paranji’s new film ''Eeswar'' is lacklustre".

Gudipoodi Srihari Gudipoodi Srihari (8 September 1934 – 5 July 2022) was a journalist who worked as a film and art critic for ''Eenadu'' and later ''The Hindu''. Life and career Gudipoodi Srihari did his Bachelor of Science at Andhra University and his mast ...

of ''

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'' wrote, "A little more care in streamlining the climax part of the story would have made the drama look sensible and different. The film has been unnecessarily stretched too far and beyond the three-hour limit too".

References

External links

* 2000s Telugu-language films 2002 action drama films 2002 films Indian action drama films Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir Films shot in Hyderabad, India Films directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee {{2000s-Telugu-film-stub