Anniyan (2005)
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- Not Rated
- 3h 1min
- Action, Crime
- 17 Jun 2005 (India)
- Movie
Ramanujam, who suffers from multiple personality disorder, works as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night, using tips from the 'Garuda Purana' as his tools to punish various antisocial elements.
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- 18 wins.
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Cast
| Vikram | ... |
Ramanujam Iyengar 'Ambi' / Anniyan / Remo
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| Sada | ... |
Nandhini Krishna
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| Prakash Raj | ... |
DCP Prabhakar
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| Vivek | ... |
Sub-Inspector Arivazhagan 'Chari'
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| Nedumudi Venu | ... |
Parthasarathy Iyengar
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| Nassar | ... |
Dr. Vijaykumar
(as Nasser)
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| Kalabhavan Mani | ... |
Ponnambalam
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| Cochin Hanifa | ... |
Delinquent car owner
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| Saurabh Shukla | ... |
Ethirajan Naidu
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| Charlie | ... |
Wastrel
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Sriranjani | ... |
Nandhini's mother
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Mohan Vaidya | ... |
Nandhini's father
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| Manobala | ... |
Ticket collector
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| Shanmugarajan | ... |
Chockalingam
(as Shanmugha Rajan)
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Amarasigamani | ... |
Police
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Shanthi Williams | ... |
Ambi's mother
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Suryakanth | ... |
Drunkard
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Viraj | ... |
Young Ambi
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| Yana Gupta | ... |
Dancer (Special Appearance)
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Divya Nagesh | ... |
Vidya
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| Raju Sundaram | ... |
Special Appearance
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Joy Badlani | ... |
Police Officer
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Jasper | ... |
Henchman
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Directed by
| S. Shankar | ||
Written by
| Gopal Ram | ... | (hindi dialogue) |
| S. Shankar | ... | (screenplay) |
| S. Shankar | ... | (story) |
| Sujatha | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| D. Ramesh Babu | ... | co-producer |
| Viswanathan Ravichandran | ... | producer (as Oscar V. Ravichandran) |
Music by
| Harris Jayaraj | ||
Cinematography by
| Manikandan | ||
| Ravi Varman | ... | (as S. Ravi Varman) |
Editing by
| V.T. Vijayan | ||
Editorial Department
| Ken Metzker | ... | digital intermediate colorist: songs |
| Parthasarathi Rg | ... | di film conformist |
| S. Raghunath Varma | ... | assistant conforming editor (as Varma Raghunath) |
Art Direction by
| Sabu Cyril | ||
Production Management
| S. Moorthy | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Raj Acharya | ... | additional assistant director |
| Mohmmad Yunus Ismail | ... | assistant director |
| Karthik | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Sreeroop Menon | ... | art assistant |
| Milan | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| A.S. Laxmi Narayanan | ... | sound mixer |
| M. Ravi | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Smith Thampan | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| Shareen Yeyam | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Praveen D | ... | visual effects artist: 3D generalist |
| Satish Dayapule | ... | compositing artist |
| Shyam Gurumoorthy | ... | digital effects artist: Rajtaru Studio |
| Zameer Hussain | ... | compositor |
| Vee Jay | ... | compositor (as Vasanthan) |
| Ramesh Karthikeyan | ... | senior compositor |
| Pankaj Khandpur | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Thirumurugan Krishnan | ... | senior compositor |
| Manicn | ... | concept artist |
| Ken Metzker | ... | digital intermediate colorist: songs |
| P. Mohan | ... | digital compositor |
| Srinivas Mohan | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Kunjan Oza | ... | compositor |
| Pavan Kumar Potluri | ... | visual effects artist |
| Radkrish | ... | digital matte paint artist |
| Raju | ... | digital artist |
| Shreeharsha Rao | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Ravichandran | ... | compositor |
| Srirengaraj | ... | digital compositor |
| Mohinder Subramaniam | ... | digital compositor / digital compositor: Landmarvel Animation Studios Ltd |
| Shailendra Swarnkar | ... | digital compositor |
| Yugandhar Tammareddy | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Venkat Karunakar Uday | ... | digital compositor |
| Jitendra Vaghani | ... | digital compositor |
| Shareen Yeyam | ... | visual effects editor |
Stunts
| Peter Hein | ... | action stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Suraj Kurade | ... | high speed camera assistant |
| Vinayak Radhakrishnan | ... | steadicam operator |
Music Department
| Nawab Arzoo | ... | hindi lyrics |
| Sanjay Chandrasekhar | ... | music producer |
| Chennai Chorale | ... | playback singer |
| Vasundhara Das | ... | playback singer |
| Shreya Ghoshal | ... | playback singer |
| Jassie Gift | ... | playback singer |
| Hariharan | ... | playback singer |
| Harini | ... | playback singer |
| Andrea Jeremiah | ... | playback singer (as Andrea) |
| Kabilan | ... | lyrics |
| G.V. Prakash Kumar | ... | playback singer (as G.V. Prakash) |
| Krishnakumar Kunnath | ... | playback singer (as Kay Kay) |
| Lesle Lewis | ... | playback singer (as Leslie Lewis) |
| Shankar Mahadevan | ... | playback singer |
| Mehboob | ... | hindi lyrics |
| Melwyn | ... | playback singer |
| Na. Muthukumar | ... | lyrics |
| Nakhul | ... | playback singer |
| Saindhavi | ... | playback singer |
| Sunitha Sarathy | ... | playback singer |
| Smith Thampan | ... | music mixer |
| Vairamuthu | ... | lyrics |
Additional Crew
| Johnson | ... | public relations officer |
| Kalyan | ... | choreographer |
| Ahmed Khan | ... | choreographer |
| Raju Sundaram | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Aascar Films (2005) (India) (theatrical) (Tamil Nadu)
- Columbia TriStar Films (2005) (France) (theatrical) (French Version)
- First & Forward Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (Tamil Version)
- Independent (2005) (India) (theatrical) (Telugu)
- Mega Films (2005) (India) (theatrical) (Andhra)
- Paramount Pictures (2005) (France) (theatrical) (French Version)
- Thameens (2005) (India) (theatrical) (Kerala)
- Ayngaran International (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (Tamil Version)
- Pen Studios (2006) (India) (Hindi Version)
- Sun TV (2005) (World-wide) (tv)
Special Effects
- Big Freeze Time Slice
- Firefly Creative Studio (visual effects)
- Indian Artists Computer Graphics
- Indian Artists
- Prasad EFX
- Tata Elxsi Visual Computing Lab
Other Companies
- An Ak Audio (soundtrack)
- Ayngaran Music (soundtrack)
- Hit Musics (soundtrack)
- Star Music India (soundtrack)
- Venus Records & Tapes (soundtrack) (hindi)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ambi a simple man works as a consumer protection advocate he expects everyone to follow the law and punishes violators.Due to lack of evidence and corruption the violators are always set free.Ambi is frustrated with things around him as he cant develop changes and develops multiple personality disorder an turns Aparichit who kills the law breakers by using Geeta Puranam.Ambi secretly loves Nandini but can't express his feelings when he does so she rejects him due to is lifestyle.Ambi is almost to commit suicide but develops another personality in him as Remo Of young smarty guy. Written by alex.mjacko@gmail.com |
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| Taglines | He who comes from hell is not afraid of hot ashes! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | INR280,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | INR570,000,000 |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | Ambi, who always talks so much about rules, doesn't wear a helmet. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Yogi (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Kannum Kannum (Tamil) See more » |
| 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? See more » |