Anniyan
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| Anniyan | |
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| Directed by | S. Shankar |
| Produced by | Oscar Ravichandran D. Ramesh Babu |
| Written by | S. Shankar (screenplay) S. Shankar (story) Sujatha (dialogue) |
| Starring | Vikram Sadha Vivek Prakash Raj Yana Gupta Nasser Kalabhavan Mani Nedumudi Venu Saurabh Shukla Cochin Haneefa Raju Sundaram |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
| Cinematography | V.Manikandan Ravi Varman |
| Editing by | V.T. Vijayan |
| Distributed by | Oscar Films |
| Release date(s) | June 15, 2005 |
| Running time | 181 min |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | Rs. 26.38 Crores |
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Anniyan (Aparachitidu in Telugu; Aparchit in Hindi) is a high-budget Tamil psychological thriller film. It was the first Indian movie to be dubbed into French and then released worldwide in French-speaking countries. Columbia Tristar had recently acquired the French dubbing rights. The film was a mega-blockbuster playing for 240 days in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and 150 days in Kerala.
The movie stars the actors Vikram, Prakash Raj, Sada, and Vivek and is directed by S. Shankar. The score and soundtrack, composed by Harris Jayaraj, was released on April 27 2005. The motion picture took over two years to complete (2003 – 2005). The film was the most expensive Tamil feature film made of the year, costing Rs. 263,800,000. This is the first Indian movie to be dubbed into French. Columbia Tristar bought the dubbing rights for broadcast in French-speaking nations.[citation needed] Vikram described his role in Anniyan as the most difficult one of his career.
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[edit] Plot
Anniyan is the story of Ramanujam "Ambi" Iyengar (Vikram), a lawyer who suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder. Ambi is an innocent and honest lawyer. If he comes across anyone not obeying the rules he files cases against them but all his efforts go in vain.
His constant habit to be perfect in rules and honesty leads him to develop a Multiple Personality Disorder in which a new character in him grows as Anniyan (Vikram) and starts a website called www.anniyan.com to hear people's complaints. This anniyan is a violent man and the Ambi in him whenever he comes across a person who does not obey rules he makes complaints in his website. When he is Anniyan, he goes and kills them by methods used for torturing people in hell. He apparently takes the definition of these methods from the Garuda Purana.
During the first half, Anniyan kills 3 different people due to their actions:
- A man who did not stop to save a person in critical condition. Anniyan forces a herd of buffaloes to stampede him to death. He calls this murder "Anthakoopam", a Sanskrit word and one of the punishments in the Garuda Purana.
- A chef who fails to provide decent food for railway passengers. Anniyan tosses him into a pot and fries him to death. This punishment is called "Kumbhipakam". The chef was the brother of DCP Prabhakar (Prakash Raj) and the death caused Prabhakar to rise with anger, promising to kill his brother's murderer when he is found.
- A factory owner who makes faulty motor parts. He sends a group of thugs to kill Ambi, but this triggers Anniyan, who knocks out all the men. Later, Anniyan ties the owner to a tree and dumps leeches onto his body. This punishment is called "Krimiibhojanam"
Meanwhile, DCP Prabhakar and Chari (Vivek), a friend of Ambi, are after the murderers.
Ambi is in love with his neighbor Nandhini (Sadha). After she rejects him, Ambi develops another personality, a ramp walk model named Remo. Nandhini instantly falls for Remo and his tricks.
Later, Nandhini acquires land, but tries to cheat the government out of taxes. Ambi chooses not to help her, but when Nadhini tells Remo, Anniyan takes over and goes after her. Just as Anniyan is about to toss her into a pit of fire, Anniyan reverts back to Ambi. He is admitted to a hospital where he is diagnosed with a multiple personality disorder. It is at this hospital that Ambi reveals a dark secret from his past when he is hypnotized. When he was a young boy, corruption and incompetence in the police force and elsewhere had resulted in the death of his sister. After listening to this story, the doctor (Nassar) concludes that the death of Ambi's sister resulted in the development of the psychological disorder. According to the doctor, Remo will cease to exist only if Nandhini accepts Ambi's love. However, Anniyan will cease to exist only when the country is reformed. Nandhini eventually accepts Ambi's love and Remo disappears.
Ambi is finally caught and is sentenced to two years of psychological treatment at which time if he is cured, he will be released. When he is released, he relapses when traveling in a train, after a man refuses to stop drinking in the presence of ladies. Apparently, the man is the same person who indirectly, became a cause for Ambi's sister's death due to his negligence of duty. He kills the man, hiding the crime from Nandhini as the credits start rolling.
[edit] Release
[edit] Box Office
The film was simultaneously released in Tamil and Telugu (as Aparachitidu). Both versions were record breaking blockbusters. The film opened in 368 centers worldwide and grossed a stunning INR 5 crores in its opening week and grossed Rs. 50 crores in its first 50 days and eventually grossed INR 55 crores. . It was later dubbed into Hindi as Aparachit - The Stranger which was a flop making only Rs. 2,00,00,000.[2]
[edit] Soundtrack
| Tamil (Lyrics: Vairamuthu, N. Muthukumar, Kabilan) | Telugu (Lyrics: Chandrabose, Bhuvanachandra) | Hindi (Lyrics: Mehboob) |
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| Oh Sukumari (Shankar Mahadevan & Harini) | Oh Sukumari (Shankar Mahadevan & Harini) | Kumari (Unnikrishnan & Harini) |
| Kadhal Yanai (Nakul of Boys, Newlyn & G.V Prakash) | Love Elephantla (Nakul of Boys, G.V Prakash & Tippu) | Remo (Nakul of Boys & G.V Prakash) |
| Kannum Kannum Nokia (Leslie Lewis, Andrea & Vasundhara Das) | Naaku Neeku Nokia (Kunal Ganjawala & Vasundhara Das) | Gora Gora (Leslie Lewis & Vasundhara Das) Note: Andrea's vocals were recycled. |
| Iyengaaru Veetu (Hariharan & Harini) | iyengaari inti (K. J. Yesudas & Harini) | Iyengar Ghar Ki (Hariharan & Harini) |
| Andangkaka (Kay Kay, Jassie Gift, Shreya Goshal, Saindhavi) | Konda Kari (Jassie Gift, Kay Kay, Sujatha) | Chori Hai (Kay Kay, Shreya Goshal) |
| Stranger in Black (Sunitha Sarathy & Chennai Gokule) | Stranger in Black (Sunitha Sarathy & Chennai Gokule) | Stranger in Black (Sunitha Sarathy & Chennai Gokule) |
- Petronas Tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was used for screening as background for the song 'Kannum Kannum Nokiya'.
- The opening song 'Oh sukumari..' was shot in Tulip gardens in Amsterdam the capital city of Holland by V.Manikandan.
- Yana Gupta makes an appearance in this movie
- The film has a sequence featuring the Thiruvaiyaar music festival. Well known exponents like Kunnakudi R Vaidhyanathan, Sudha Raghunathan and Unnikrishnan appear in the scene, which is a recreation of the real festival.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Filmfare Awards South
Anniyan received most (8 out of 15) of the South Indian Filmfare awards for 2006, breaking a new record in the Awards competition, it overshadowed its next counterparts, Chandramukhi (One Award) and Ghajini (Three Awards).
- 2006 - Won - Best Movie - Anniyan
- 2006 - Won - Best Director - Shankar
- 2006 - Won - Best Actor - Vikram
- 2006 - Won - Best Artwork - Sabu Cyril
- 2006 - Won - Best Music Director - Harris Jeyaraj
- 2006 - Won - Best Fights - Peter Haynes
- 2006 - Won - Best Lyricist - Vairamuthu
- 2006 - Won - Best Cameraman - V. Manikandan-Ravi Varman
[edit] National Film Award
- National Film Award for Best Special Effects - Tata Elxsi (2006)
[edit] Influences
Influences from S. Shankar's other popular films like Indian and Gentleman have been noted. The use of the time-slice method in the film, as with The Matrix films and earlier used by Shankar in his film Nayak Boys (film) shot by cinematographer V.Manikandan proved popular with the audience. Imported fighters as well as martial artists from all over the state were used in the multi-opponent fight scene. The Special Effects were provided by Big Freeze, a department based in London. Art Direction for the film was provided by Sabu Cyril. The movie Se7en is also said to be an influence as it too deals with a serial killer who punishes those who sin.
This movie also has an influence of Messiah - The Harrowing.[citation needed].
Anniyan is not the first work in Tamil to deal with Multiple Personality Disorder. Other stories that have MPD in their plot include:
- Manichitrathazhu (1993) - Malayalam Film.
- Chandramukhi (2005) - Tamil remake of Manichitrathazhu (it is in fact a remake of the Telugu remake of Manichitrathazhu).
- Marmadesam (1997 - 1998) - TV serial with almost same story.
Quite a few Tamil films have had lead characters with Psychiatric / Neurological Problems like
[edit] References
- ^ http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13882062
- ^ All India 2006 (Collections in Rs. Crore). BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
[edit] External links
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