Eeda is the directorial debut of renowned film editor B Ajithkumar and is produced by Sharmila Rajaa, Delta Studio in collaboration with Collective Phase One.  Starring Shane Nigam, Nimisha Sajayan, Surabhi Lakshmi. Eeda is about love in the time of political chaos at Kannur is said to be based on Shakespeare's classic 'Romeo and Juliet'.

Story

Anand (Shane Nigam) is employed in an insurance company in Mysore and Aishwarya (Nimisha Sajayan) is a graduate student there. The duo, who owe allegiance to two rival political parties, KJP and KPM, with a strong presence in North Malabar, fall in love with each other.

Actors Performance

Shane Nigam lives through the character till the end. Nimisha and Shane seamlessly blend into the narrative and deliver very natural performances. Alencier Ley Lopez, Manikandan R Achari, Sujith Sankar, Sudhi Koppa, Surabhi Lekshmi and Shelly Kishore deserve appreciation though their roles are smallish.

Technically

The scenic beauties of the locales of Kannur and city life of Mysore have been captured well on frames by cinematographer Pappu. Marking his debut in direction, Ajith Kumar scores well with his own script that sketches a sensitive and very contemporary subject.

Audience Reviews

Aswin

#Eeda, Impressive , Shane & Nimisha performance ,It can't be made so realistic than this kudos to the team. Music was OK.Length & Pace being the only negative thing to spot. Liked it very well. It's not an entertainer do regard this if you wanna watch. Rating : 3.25/5

Tom Babu

#Eeda is a pretty good watch. Romeo and Juliet in 'The Killing Fields of Kerala'... 3.5/5

N.S. Madhavan

Romeo & Juliet in Kannur. He is from KJP family and she from KPM(wink, wink!). And as the Bard said, it is ‘plague on both houses.’ #EEDA is a daring movie on an issue about we’re in denial. Star-crossed lovers, Shane Nigam &Nimisha lingering. Great start for 2018 movie-watching.

Nidheesh M K

As #EedaPreview got over, the reactions I'm hearing range from sharp&brilliant depiction of Kannur's blood-thirsty political violence to riveting movie-making. Along with #Kammattipadam, this is the best political movie of our times, said one. #Eeda