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) |
| S. Shankar | ... | () |
| Sujatha | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| D. Ramesh Babu | ... | co-producer |
| Viswanathan Ravichandran | ... | producer (as Oscar V. Ravichandran) / producer |
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 |
| 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
| 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
| Kalyan | ... | choreographer |
| Ahmed Khan | ... | choreographer |
| Raju Sundaram | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shringar Distributors (2006) (India) (theatrical)
- Eagle Video (2006) (World-wide) (DVD) (Hindi Version)
- Aascar Films (2005) (India) (theatrical) (Tamil Nadu)
- Columbia TriStar Films (2005) (France) (theatrical) (French Version)
- First & Forward Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (Tamil Version)
- 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 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. Written by Prashast Singh |
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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 » |
| Crazy Credits | The film's title in the film is shown as Aparichit - The Stranger. 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 » |