Simbu's
highly
awaited
rural
drama
Eeswaran
was
released
on
Thursday
(January
14,
2021)
coinciding
with
the
harvest
festival
Pongal.
Upon
its
release,
the
film
opened
to
an
average
response
at
the
theatres.
Despite
50%
occupancy
for
moviegoers
and
a
clash
with
Thalapathy's
Master
at
the
theatres,
Eeswaran
managed
to
acquire
a
net
collection
of
Rs
2
crore
with
its
theatrical
run
in
India.
With
the
kind
of
buzz
Eeswaran
had
garnered,
the
audiences
were
expecting
a
massive
opening,
however,
the
response
for
the
film
has
now
surprised
many.
Written
and
directed
by
Suseenthiran,
the
rural
entertainer
gained
attention
for
STR's
impressive
acting
chops
and
dialogues.
His
combination
sequences
with
veteran
director
Bharthiraja
and
south
diva
Nidhhi
Agerwal
were
also
appreciated
by
moviegoers.
Notably,
Simbu
has
also
crooned
one
of
the
songs
of
the
film,
'Mangalyam'
with
singer
Roshini
JKV
Backed
by
Balaji
Kapa,
KV
Durai
and
MD
Sharafudeen
under
their
respective
banners
Madhav
Media
and
D
Company,
the
film
also
features
an
ensemble
cast
including
Bala
Saravanan,
Nandita
Swetha,
Harish
Uthaman,
Aruldoss,
Munishkanth,
Kaali
Venkat,
Manoj
Bharathiraja,
Stunt
Silva
and
Bava
Lakshmanan.
The
songs
for
the
film
have
been
composed
by
celebrated
music
director
Thaman,
who
is
best
known
for
the
Telugu
song
'Butta
Bomma'
from
Allu
Arjun's
Ala
Vaikunthapurramuloo.
Eeswaran
has
cinematography
by
Tirru
and
editing
by
Anthony.