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E (2006 film)

E (transl. The Fly) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language medical thriller film directed by S. P. Jananathan.[1] The film stars Jiiva and Nayanthara, while Ashish Vidyarthi, Pasupathy and Karunas played supporting roles. The film's music is composed by director Srikanth Deva.

E
Poster
Directed byS. P. Jananathan
Screenplay byN. Kalyanakrishnan
Story byS. P. Jananathan
Produced byR. B. Choudary
Starring
CinematographyN. K. Ekambaram
Edited byN. Ganesh Kumar
V. T. Vijayan
(editing supervisor)
Music bySrikanth Deva
Production
company
Release date
  • 20 October 2006 (2006-10-20)
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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The movie revolves around Easwaran alias E, an orphan brought up in the musty, teeming slums of Chennai by an old woman. For him, money is God. He comes across Jothy, a bar dancer who settles down in the same locality. After a few encounters, they get acquainted with each other. E's simple ways attract Jothy. Coming to know of E's past, Jothy tries desperately to correct his ways and set him on the right path. Meanwhile, Dr. Ramakrishnan takes up the task of testing a medicine devised by a foreign company, which may come handy in killing people in thousands, especially during times of war. Ramakrishnan chooses Jothy's sister and E's grandmother as specimens for the test. He cashes in on the ignorance to slum dwellers. Things take a turn when E rescues Ramakrishnan from a murder bid by Nellai Mani. A sequence of events brings Nellai Mani and E together. Without knowing Nellai Mani's motive, E hides him in a secret place and decides to hand him over to Ramakrishnan for a huge sum. Slowly, E gets attracted by Nellai Mani's good ways. Through him, E discovers Ramakrishnan's ulterior motives. Nellai Mani, a revolutionary fighting for a cause, tries to bring about a change in E's heart. Succeeding in his attempt, Nellai Mani lays down his life, leaving E to complete his task. The rest is all about how E puts an end to Ramakrishnan and his evil ways.

Cast

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Production

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The film was launched on 15 September 2005 at air conditioned floor of AVM Studios with Kamal Haasan and Vijay attending as guests.[2] A fight scene was picturised on the railway tracks over the Palar river near Chengalpet.[3]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Srikanth Deva and released by Star Music.[4] The album was negatively reviewed by Shyam Balasubramanian of Rediff.com.[5]

E
Soundtrack album by
Srikanth Deva
Released2006
Recorded2006
GenreSoundtrack
Length29:48
LabelStar Music
ProducerSrikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva chronology
Dharmapuri
(2006) 		E
(2006) 		Thalaimagan
(2006)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Theepori Parakkum"PonadiyaanTippu5:02
2."Vavaa Central"Puliyanthoppu PazhaniPuliyanthoppu Pazhani2:38
3."Kadhal Enbathu"Na. MuthukumarHariharan4:28
4."Thirundhividu"Puliyanthoppu PazhaniPuliyanthoppu Pazhani1:07
5."Chennai Maanagaram"Puliyanthoppu PazhaniPuliyanthoppu Pazhani0:37
6."Vaaradhu Pol"ParinamanK. J. Yesudas3:55
7."Ezhu Kurukku"Puliyanthoppu PazhaniPuliyanthoppu Pazhani0:46
8."Orey Murai"VivekaSukhwinder Singh, Sangeetha, Vaishali4:55
9."Muthuna Moonjiku"Puliyanthoppu PazhaniPuliyanthoppu Pazhani1:24
10."Kalakala Kalai"SnehanRanjith, Kalpana, Sowmya Raoh4:56
Total length:29:48

Reception

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E was released on 21 October 2006 during Diwali festival alongside Varalaru, Vallavan, Thalaimagan, Vattaram and Dharmapuri.[6] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "If the director here had focused more on the issue he was tackling, and not got distracted by commercial trappings and compromises, 'E..' would have turned out to be a better product".[7] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "It is apparent that maker Jhananathan of the national award-winning [Iyarkai] has worked hard on a new thought. That in itself warrants much credit".[8] Atishay Abbhi of Rediff.com wrote, "Jeeva's hard-hitting performance is the sole saving grace. This is one of the few reasons why one can spend money on this movie".[9] Lajjavathi of Kalki praised the acting of Jeeva, Nayanthara and other actors while also praised music, cinematography and art direction and concluded saying Jananathan has worked hard to make people understand the socially responsible film.[10] Cinesouth wrote "Director S P Jananathan will get his due credit for not treating cinema as an entertainment but for communicating something very important".[11]

Accolades

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Pasupathy won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "மறக்க முடியுமா? - ஈ". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Kamal inaugurates 'E' film pooja - with pics". Cinesouth. 15 September 2005. Archived from the original on 18 October 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ "E". Cinesouth. 5 October 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. ^ "E (2006)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ Balasubramanian, Shyam (29 September 2006). "Tamil film E has poor music". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Diwali release - 2006". Chennai Online. 21 October 2006. Archived from the original on 15 November 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ^ Mannath, Malini (1 November 2006). "E". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (27 October 2006). "Our very own 'E' man – E". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. ^ Abbhi, Atishay (23 October 2006). "Watch E for Jeeva". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  10. ^ லஜ்ஜாவதி (5 November 2006). "ஈ". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 72. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ "E". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 15 November 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2006". Webindia123. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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