 Rangan has likened "Eega" to a ghost film because a dead protagonist returns to his loved ones as a troubled soul.Malini Mannath of "The New Indian Express" found the scene where the fly foils Sudeep's attempt to get close to Bindu reminiscent of one in the film "Ghost" (1990).Mayank Shekhar criticised the relationship between the lead pair, which he said advocates stalking as an accepted form of romance.