Anniyan (2005)

Ramanujam, who suffers from multiple personality disorder, works as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night. He uses tips from the 'Garuda Purana' as his tools to expose various antisocial elements.

Director:

S. Shankar

Writers:

Gopal Ram (hindi dialogue), S. Shankar (screenplay)

Stars:

Vikram, Sada, Prakash Raj

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vikram	...	Ramanujam Iyengar 'Ambi' / Anniyan / Remo
Sada	...	Nandini
Prakash Raj	...	Officer Prabhakar
Vivek	...	Chari
Nedumudi Venu	...	Parthasarathy Iyengar
Nassar	...	Psychiatrist (as Nasser)
Kalabhavan Mani	...	House Owner
Cochin Hanifa	...	The Person Who Stops His New Car
Saurabh Shukla	...	Break Company Owner
Charlie	...	Wastrel
Sriranjani	...	Nandhini's mother
Mohan Vaidya	...	Krishna Iyengar
Manobala	...	TTR
Shanmugha Rajan	...	Chockalingam
Amarasigamani	...	Police

Storyline

Ambi is a meek lawyer, who wishes to change the society. But, because of his oft-repeated concern, people don't take him seriously. Besides, Nandini, the girl whom he loves, also rejects her because of this. This makes Ambi shattered, not before he encounters a website Aparichit.com, visiting which creates an alter ego inside Ambi's mind. For the girl he loves, he becomes a supermodel named Remo, and for the entire nation, to reform it, he becomes a vigilante named Aparichit, who not only teaches people the importance of following the rules, but also punishes them if they don't follow.

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Plot Keywords:

psychiatrist | multiple personality disorder | boiling someone alive | leech | internet | 

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Taglines:

He who comes from hell is not afraid of hot ashes!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Do you know that for the fil shootin the train the movie director sankar have buy the train itself

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Goofs

While interrogating Ambi, Prabhakar stabs him in his hand with a big needle. But when Ambi is seen pleading to him, no such injury is visible on his hand.

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Quotes

Police Officer: CHAARI!
Chari: PRABHAKAR!
Police Officer: Hey...
Chari: Sorry. You stepped on my feet!

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Crazy Credits

The film's title in the film is shown as Aparichit - The Stranger.

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Alternate Versions

The film's Hindi DVD version doesn't contain the "Iyengaar Ghar Ki" song, while it exists in the soundtrack of the film. Whether the theatrical print contained the song or not is unknown.

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Connections

References The Matrix (1999)

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Soundtracks

Chori Hai
(Hindi)
Produced by Harris Jayaraj
written by Mehboob
performed by Krishnakumar Kunnath & Shreya Ghoshal
Music label: Venus

User Reviews

A-m-a-z-i-n-g-!

This is a film that should, sorry will, change the face of Tamil cinema forever. It is amazing, amusing and astounding to watch and her and anyone who says different may need to watch the film again properly and look at the hard work, groundbreaking(for Tamil cinema)visuals, and fantastic songs that is in this film. It is watchable enough for VIKRAM'S performance alone, but Vivek's hilarious comedy and one-liners, Harris Jeyraj's great songs and amazing sets and location make this film a must-see for all Tamil cinema lovers. The highlight of the film is the last 23 minutes, these minutes alone should entice even a cinema goer not a fan of VIKRAM or Shankar to go and see the film at least once more. On the whole ANNIYAN is three words Amazing, Breathtaking and VIKRAM.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Tamil

Release Date:

10 June 2005 (India)

Also Known As:

The Stranger

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Budget:

INR280,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oscar Films International, Oscar Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

181 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1