 Mohan told Malathi Rangarajan of "The Hindu" that although the film's script may resemble those of "Stuart Little" (1999) and "Shrek" (2001), the use of the plight of someone tormented by a housefly was an original idea.According to Tamil film historian and actor Mohan Raman, "Naan Ee"unlike the animal-centred films "Nalla Neram" (1972) and "Neeya?