The soundtrack of Eega was released on 4 April 2012 by hosting a promotional event, at Brahma Kumaris' Shanti Sarovar academy, Gachibowli. The soundtrack of Naan Ee was released on 2 May 2012 by hosting another promotional event at Sathyam Cinema, Chennai. After four days of Eega soundtrack release, the producers released it on iTunes in an attempt to avoid piracy and illegal downloads. The album art of the soundtrack, marketed by Vel Records and Sony Music India, features a still of the fly using headphones and a microphone. Reception The soundtrack was critically acclaimed and achieved commercial success. Writing for The Hindu, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo found the film's soundtrack to be "melodious", adding that it is "sharply contrasted by the background score, which seamlessly moves from sober to playful to pulsating". Another critic from The Hindu, S. R. Ashok Kumar said, "Vijay Prakash has rendered ‘Konjam Konjam' well". Kumar appreciated the violin portions in the song "Eedaa Eedaa" in addition to describing "Lava Lava" as "a good number". Karthik Pasupulate of The Times of India stated that Keeravani "just seems to reserve his best for [Rajamouli]" and called the soundtrack "one of his finest". Y. Maheswara Reddy, writing for Daily News and Analysis, termed "Konchem Konchem" as the best song in the soundtrack. Kaushik L. M. of Behindwoods called the album "A nice compilation of numbers by Maragathamani" and said, "If the film delivers what is expected, then some of the songs will catch on in a big way, particularly the title song." Vishnupriya Bhandaram, also from The Hindu, listed "Konchem Konchem" among the popular and acclaimed melodious songs in Indian music for the year 2012. References 2012 soundtrack albums Telugu film soundtracks M. M. Keeravani soundtracks Hindi film soundtracks