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Anniyan

  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 3h 1m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
18K
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Prakash Raj, Vikram, and Sada in Anniyan (2005)
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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 ... Read allRamanujam, 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.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.

IMDb RATING
8.3/10
18K
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POPULARITY
20,120
6,157
  • Director
    • S. Shankar
  • Writers
    • Gopal Ram(hindi dialogue)
    • S. Shankar(screenplay)
    • Sujatha(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Vikram
    • Sada
    • Prakash Raj
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  • Director
    • S. Shankar
  • Writers
    • Gopal Ram(hindi dialogue)
    • S. Shankar(screenplay)
    • Sujatha(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Vikram
    • Sada
    • Prakash Raj
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 72User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 18 wins

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    Prakash Raj and Vikram in Anniyan (2005)
    Prakash Raj, Vikram, and Sada in Anniyan (2005)
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    Vikram
    Vikram
    • Ramanujam Iyengar 'Ambi'…
    Sada
    Sada
    • Nandini
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    • Officer Prabhakar
    Vivek
    Vivek
    • Chari
    Nedumudi Venu
    Nedumudi Venu
    • Parthasarathy Iyengar
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Psychiatrist
    • (as Nasser)
    Kalabhavan Mani
    Kalabhavan Mani
    • House Owner
    Cochin Hanifa
    Cochin Hanifa
    • The Person Who Stops His New Car
    Saurabh Shukla
    Saurabh Shukla
    • Break Company Owner
    Charlie
    Charlie
    • Wastrel
    Sriranjani
    • Nandhini's mother
    Mohan Vaidya
    • Krishna Iyengar
    Manobala
    Manobala
    • TTR
    Shanmugarajan
    • Chockalingam
    • (as Shanmugha Rajan)
    Amarasigamani
    • Police
    Shanthi Williams
    • Ambi's Mother
    Suryakanth
    • Drunkard
    Viraj
    • Young Ambi
    • Director
      • S. Shankar
    • Writers
      • Gopal Ram(hindi dialogue)
      • S. Shankar(screenplay) (story)
      • Sujatha(dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The officers from Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board) had personally congratulated the director Shankar for making a bold movie that speaks to the society in a grand way.
    • Goofs
      Ambi, who always talks so much about rules, doesn't wear a helmet.
    • Quotes

      Chari: You have to kiss her.

      Ramanujam 'Ambi' Iyengar: Kiss? Me?

      Chari: Yes, you! For all this do you expect to bring Kamal Hassan?

    • Crazy credits
      The film's title in the film is shown as Aparichit - The Stranger.
    • 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.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Kadhal Sadugudu (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Kannum Kannum (Tamil) / Gora Gora Aankh (Hindi) / Naaku Neeku (Telugu)
      Music by Harris Jayaraj
      Lyrics by Kabilan (Tamil), Mehboob (Hindi), Chandrabose (Telugu)
      Performed by Andrea Jeremiah (Tamil), Lesle Lewis (Tamil, Hindi), Vasundhara Das, Kunal Ganjawala (Telugu)

    User reviews72

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    10/10
    definitely a MUST-see!!!!!
    This movie has progressed Indian Cinema by leaps and bounds.The truth is I was pretty skeptical when I went to the theater.I was just tagging along with my friends.But to much of my AMAZEMENT is was extremely good.Vikram acting was superb, as he portrays three very different personalities naturally.Sadha on the other hand acted very well.The whole cast especially viveks jokes keeps you entertained the entire movie.The movie is so well balanced that it doesn't leave the audience a sense of morbidness during the murder parts of the movie.Its usual for all tamil movies to have supernatural element for the fight scenes.Director Shankar cleverly shot anniyan movie fight scenes to the next level with 360 degree angle matrix style fight scenes.Now thats a mammoth leap and a first for a TAMIL MOVIE!!Needless to say Harish Jayraj did a very good job with the music with a nice blend of different music genres.The song settings were very artistic.The computer graphics for the movie is the best yet for a tamil movie.A very professional Hollywood style movie with the Indian touch.A very enjoying movie.DO not read the reviews, see the movie and judge it yourself.

    Just one note when watching Anniyan: it's very different than the average stereotype tamil movie so KEEP AN OPEN MIND WHEN WATCHING IT!!!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 17, 2005 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • The Stranger
    • Filming locations
      • Malaysia
    • Production companies
      • Oscar Films International
      • Oscar Films
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    • Budget
      • ₹280,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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