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{{Infobox film
| name = Eesa
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = Bala Ganesha
| producer = J. Jayakrishnan
| writer = Bala Ganesha
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]]||[[Lakshana (actress)|Lakshana]]}}
| music = Haran
| cinematography = R. B. Balaganesh
| editing = B. S. Vasu
| distributor =
| studio = JK Creations
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|08|07}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Eesa''''' is a [[Tamil films of 2009|2009]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[action drama]] film directed by Bala Ganesha. The film features [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] and [[Lakshana (actress)|Lakshana]] in lead roles, with Thoothukudi M. Rajendran, [[Singampuli]], [[M. S. Bhaskar]] and [[Lollu Sabha Manohar]] playing supporting roles. The film, produced by J. Jayakrishnan, had musical score by Haran and was released on 7 August 2009.

==Plot==
The film begins with the young man Sudaleeswaran aka Eesa ([[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]]) killing a salt pan owner in a remote village in Thoothukudi. Eesa lives in a small hut with his wife Selvi ([[Lakshana (actress)|Lakshana]]). He then continues to kill a couple of salt pan owners and bumps them off in his hut.

Thanga Malai Annachi (Thoothukudi M. Rajendran) is the local bigwig and the owner of a salt pan in which Eesa works. Upset to see his partners and friends killed by a mysterious person, Thanga Malai Annachi starts to kill all his enemies. He then finds out that the killer is none other than Eesa, so he sends the police to catch him. The police discovers multiple corpses in Eesa's hut, including Selvi's. It is revealed that Eesa lives in a world of his own and believes that Selvi, who was killed a few months back, is still alive. He keeps her body in his hut and kills the murderers.

A few months back, Eesa, who spent most of the time with his friend Kadukkai ([[Singampuli]]), fell in love with Selvi. Selvi accepted his love, and they got married. She later became pregnant. One day, Selvi saw Thanga Malai Annachi and his gang brutally murdering a government official and his wife. Selvi questioned them, resulting in her brutal murder. Eesa, who was working in the salt pan, heard a cry of pain and discovered his wife in blood. Eesa tried to save her, but she died in his arms.

The rest of the story is how Eesa killed Thanga Malai Annachi.

==Cast==
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*[[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] as Sudaleeswaran aka Eesa
*[[Lakshana (actress)|Lakshana]] as Selvi
*Thoothukudi M. Rajendran as Thanga Malai Annachi
*[[Singampuli]] as Kadukkai
*[[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Duraisamy
*[[Lollu Sabha Manohar]] as Karuthapandi
*Madurai Saroja as Selvi's aunt
*V. B. D. Prasad as Annachi
*P. Arun as Annachi
*E. K. Venkatesh as Annachi
*[[Muthukaalai]]
*Rajini Nivetha
*Subburaj
*Asha
*Nikisha
*[[Ramdoss]] as Fisherman (uncredited)
{{colend}}

==Production==

The producer signed [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] and [[Lakshana (actress)|Lakshana]] to play the lead roles in the film. Actors [[M. S. Bhaskar]], [[Lollu Sabha Manohar]], and Muthukalai also joined the cast to take charge of the comedy sequences. The stunt scenes have been handled by stunt master Dragon Chingli. Eesa has been shot extensively in [[Courtallam]], [[Vasudevanallur]] and [[Aranthangi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-previews/preview-1/eesa.html|title=Eesa Movie Preview|accessdate=2017-12-14|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Eesa
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = Haran
| cover =
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| released = 2009
| recorded = 2009
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:31
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| producer = Haran
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] Haran. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Na. Muthukumar]], [[Yugabharathi]] and Madurakavi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mio.to/album/Eesa+%282009%29|title=Eesa (2009)|accessdate=2017-12-14|publisher=mio.to}}</ref> The audio was launched at Kamaraj Hall, alongside special guests [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Thangar Bachan]], [[Jiiva]] and [[Karan (actor)|Karan]]. Superstar [[Rajinikanth]] sent a letter wishing the team well, which was read out by Haran's father Sridhar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ar-rahman-releases-eesa-audio-news-tamil-kkfrXDjggegsi.html|title=AR Rahman releases Eesa audio!|date=2009-05-14|accessdate=2017-12-14|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Aagayam Idi Muzhanga" || Mukesh, [[Periya Karuppu Thevar]] || 6:26
|-
|2 || "Oru Murai Nee Paarthal" || [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Bombay Jayashri]] || 4:29
|-
|3 || "Unnalathan Nanum Vazhven" || [[Naresh Iyer]] || 5:04
|-
|4 || "Vettaruva Kannazhagi" || [[Udit Narayan]], Haran || 5:00
|-
|5 || "Yaaradi Nee Mohini" || Kennedy, Haran || 6:07
|}

==Reception==

===Box office===
The film opened in a few centres across [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] to an average opening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=plupqEdjbeajf|title=Chennai Box Office (August 7–9)|date=2009-08-11|accessdate=2017-12-14|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
The film opened to mixed to negative reviews from critics with [[Lakshana (actress)|Lakshana]]'s performance receiving unanimous praise from film critics.

Indiaglitz.com wrote, "Eesa by JK Creations is a movie that manages to sustain interest for it is old wine but rendered in a new bottle".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/esa-tamil-movie-review-10178|title=Esa review. Esa Tamil movie review, story, rating — IndiaGlitz.com|date=2009-08-07|accessdate=2017-12-14|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref> [[Sify]] labelled the film as average and went on to praise "the locations and the climax action scenes".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/eesa-review-tamil-pclxlgeiffieb.html|title=Review : Eesa (2009)|date=2009-08-07|accessdate=2017-12-14|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Nowrunning.com gave 1 star out of 5 and described the film as clichéd and far from convincing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/reviews/moviereview.aspx?movie=5363&rid=2275|title=Eesa Review — Tamil Movie Eesa nowrunning review|accessdate=2017-12-14|author=Aravindan D.I.|publisher=nowrunning.com}}</ref> Behindwoods.com gave the film 0.5 stars out of 5 and stated, "Eesa is a poorly made film with the shoddy script being the main culprit".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/eesa.html|title=Eesa — Tamil Movie Reviews|accessdate=2017-12-14|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> Deccanherald.com wrote, "despite creditable performances, Eesa leaves you with a rather unpleasant feeling".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/reviews/moviereview.aspx?movie=5363&rid=2275|title=Eesa — Deccan Herald|date=2009-08-21|accessdate=2017-12-14|author=S Viswanath|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thoothukudi]]
[[Category:2009 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2009 action drama films]]

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