

Because the film's fly's eyes comprise 80 percent of its face, Rajamouli felt they could make it expressive he used the 1986 Pixar American short film Luxo Jr. In an Indo-Asian News Service interview, Draper said he collaborated with thirteen experts and a large team of animators to design the fly. Ninety percent of the animation-related work was done in Hyderabad the remaining ten percent was completed in the United States. It was screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festival, and the Madrid International Film Festival. Eega won two National Film Awards (Best Feature Film in Telugu and Best Special Effects), five South Filmfare Awards including Best Telugu Film, Best Telugu Director, Best Telugu Actress (Samantha) and Best Telugu Supporting Actor (Sudeep) and three South Indian International Movie Awards. Its Hindi-dubbed version, Makkhi, which was released on 12 October 2012, had not achieved equivalent commercial success as of June 2015. Eega was one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of the year, earning more than ₹1.25 billion (US$19.2 million). The performances of the principal cast, Rajamouli's direction, and visual effects received critical acclaim upon release.

The two versions of the film, alongside a Malayalam-dubbed version titled Eecha, were released on 6 July 2012 in approximately 1,100 screens globally. Nani reincarnates as a housefly and tries to avenge his death and protect Bindu from an obsessive Sudeep. Its protagonist Nani, who is in love with his neighbour Bindu, is murdered by a wealthy businessman named Sudeep, who is attracted to Bindu and considers Nani a rival. The film's narrative is in the form of a bedtime story told by a father to his daughter.

Janardhan Maharshi and Crazy Mohan wrote the dialogue for the Telugu and Tamil versions, respectively. Senthil Kumar was director of photography and Kotagiri Venkateswara Raoedited the film. Keeravani composed the soundtrack and score.

The film stars Sudeep, Nani and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Produced by Korrapati Ranganatha Sai 'sVarahi Chalana Chitram with an estimated budget of ₹260 to 400 million (US$3.99–6.14 million), it was filmed simultaneously as a bilingual in Telugu and Tamil languages, the latter titled Naan Ee (lit. Vijayendra Prasad and directed by his son, S. The Fly) is a 2012 Indian fantasyaction film written by K.
