Eeshwar (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Eeshwar is an action and drama film directed by Jayant Paranji, running about 150 minutes.

What it’s about. Eeshwar (Telugu: ఈశ్వర్) is a 2002 Telugu film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee and starring Prabhas[1] and Sridevi Vijaykumar. Siva Krishna and Revathi played supporting roles.Eeswar (Prabhas) is a motherless child and brat living in Dhoolpet, a slum area in Old City. Eeswar's father (Siva Krishna) manufactures Gudumba (arrack) with the help of neighborhood people. Eeswar falls in love at first sight when he sees a college going beauty Indu (Sridevi). In the meantime, Eeswar's father marries Sujatha (Revathi), who has been waiting for him for the past 20 years so that she can be a good mother to Eeswar. Eeswar hates his stepmother thinking that his father married her to enjoy worldly pleasures. Meanwhile, Indu's father turns out to be a local MLA (Ashok Kumar) who hates poor. The local MLA sends goons to finish him off Eeswar. What follows next forms the second half of the film.

Who’s in it. Eeshwar stars Prabhas as Eeswar, Sridevi Vijayakumar as Indu and Brahmanandam as Comedy.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Eeshwar has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Eeshwar page.

If you liked it. Fans of Eeshwar tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.