E (Eng: The Fly) is a 2006 Tamil medical thriller film directed by S. P. Jananathan. The film stars Jiiva, Nayantara, Pasupathy, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Karunaas play lead roles. The film’s music is composed by director Srikanth Deva. E was appreciated for its fresh storyline. Jiiva is showing maturity with each outing. The movie was a commercial success.
The movie revolves around Easwaran alias E (Jiiva), an orphan brought up in the musty, teeming slums of Chennai by an old woman. For him, money is the thing in life. He comes across Jothy (Nayantara), a bar dancer who settles down in the same locality. After a few encounters, they get acquainted with each other. His simple ways attract Jothy. Coming to know of his past, Jothy tries desperately to correct his ways and set him on the right path. Meanwhile, Dr. Ramakrishnan (Ashish Vidyarthi) 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 (Pasupathy). A sequence of events brings Mani and E together. Without knowing Mani’s motive, he hides him in a secret place and decides to hand him over to Ramakrishnan for a huge sum. Slowly, E gets attracted by Mani’s good ways. Through him, E comes to know of Ramakrishnan’s ulterior motives. Mani, a revolutionary fighting for a cause, tries to bring about a change in his heart. Succeeding in his attempt, Mani lays down his life, leaving E to complete his task. The rest is all about how he puts an end to Ramakrishnan and his evil ways.
Directed by S.P.Jananathan
Produced by R. B. Choudary
Written by S. P. Jananathan (Story & Dialogue)
Screenplay by N. Kalyanakrishnan
Starring Jiiva, Nayantara, Pasupathy, Ashish Vidyarthi, Karunas
Music by Srikanth Deva
Cinematography N. K. Ekambaram
Edited by N. Ganesh Kumar & V. T. Vijayan (editing supervisor)
Distributed by Super Good Films
Release date 20 October 2006
Running time 156 Minutes
Language Tamil
