Eeshwar(2002)
Eeshwar is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. It stars Prabhas in his acting debut alongside Sridevi Vijaykumar in her lead debut. Siva Krishna and Revathi play supporting roles. The story follows a young village man who fights a cruel landlord to protect his family and his love. The film was produced by Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Art Creations. It was shot in 45 days, making it the fastest film of Paranjee's career. The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik with lyrics by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Critical reception was mixed, with praise for Prabhas's debut but criticism for the stretched runtime. The film completed 100 days in Guntur. It is notable as the first film of Prabhas, who later became a pan-India superstar with Baahubali.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 10 November 2002
- Director
- Jayanth C. Paranjee
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Rating
- 5.4/10
Storyline
A poor village boy named Eeshwar falls in love with a wealthy girl named Indu. But the cruel landlord GK wants Indu for himself. GK attacks Eeshwar's family and kills his father. Eeshwar must rise from his pain, train as a fighter, and defeat GK to save his love and his family.
“Love. Loss. Revenge. One man's fight”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Eeshwar
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & Prabhas (7 films together), and Brahmanandam & Jayanth C. Paranjee (2 films together).
Trivia
- This was Prabhas's second film as a lead actor, released just a year after his debut in 'Eeswar' (2001).
- The film's director, Jayant Paranji, was known for family dramas but tried a more rustic, action-oriented story here.
- Actress Revathi, who played the stepmother, was already a major star in Tamil and Malayalam cinema when she took this supporting role.
- The movie was shot extensively in the old Dhoolpet area of Hyderabad to capture the slum setting authentically.
- Despite starring a young Prabhas, the film did not perform well commercially and is considered an early career setback for him.
- The soundtrack by composer Chakri included a popular devotional song 'Evarevaru Ee Vela' that gained some standalone popularity.
- This was one of the last films for veteran actor Siva Krishna, who played Prabhas's father, before his career slowed down.