Very well executed

The Worst Film Ever

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

The first must-see film of the year.

Ahhhh..... these were the times. I remember the day when my friend and I went for the matinée to watch this movie on the first week of its release in Kerala. I was 14 back then and had no reputed history of watching Tamil movies or any knowledge about the director's previous works what so ever, other than boys (I knew Vikram from some of his Malayalam movies though). And there it was one of a rare gift you can give to a teenage boy who was obsessed with pop culture, action and thrillers. I was blown away at the end of the movie; I got the thrill ride which I only used to expect from a Hollywood movie. The movie has it all....it's a psychological thriller; it's got action, comedy, romance, and the usual Tamil masala ingredients that all other Indian movies are trying so desperately to capture, nowadays. This was the movie that got me interested to Tamil movies.Before watching this movie I had no idea about personality disorders, so it was more like me asking myself.. (Before the interval) 'What's going on?? Are there 3 people?? Does he have super powers?? Is he the villain?? Maybe they're twins or triplets'. Vikram did a well commendable work in this movie. The character shifts, the way the body language and the speech patterns changes were all a great performance. The way Shankar portrayed Anniyan as the Hindu version of a mass murdering, ass kicking, Grim reaper was a spectacle; the way he fights others with tremendous strength and speed made me think... what the hell are they dealing with over there?? While the other two personalities showed more vulnerability to violence. I would say that this movie did something new by not having a villain and showing Anniyan with all the characteristics of a scary villain (first thing i noticed was the hairstyle from 'the ring') and making him as mass murdering social hero which was something new at that time.....for me at least. I would say Anniyan is one of a kind and a worth a must watch.

This is copy of 7 and Psycho. But never mind director has made lot of difference from the conventional Tamil movies. The concept is new. But the stupid way of film making remains still the same. Most stunts taken from Matrix, Spider man...etcBetter not see if you are looking for a Valuable movieMust see if you are a native of Tamil Nada.Must not see if you are a fan of Sankar Must see if you are fan of VickramMust see if you are looking for Petr Han Must not see if you haven't got Enough Money

So lets see - Anniyan just bagged a whole bunch of Indian Awards. The Limca book of records says that this movie cost 30 crore to make. I'm a die hard Shankar fan and still fail to see why this movie is so hyped. It was an extreme let down and one could enjoy it only if he kept an extremely open mind and had to force himself to see past all the major flaws and unintentional humor. I really wanted this movie to rock but it did not and that was a fact. You have to be pretty naive to fall for it. Every single thing in this movie seems second rate and undercooked. Remo was the most annoying character in the history of both Indian and Foreign cinema. The story was predictable and has no twists whatsoever. This movie is more like the peanuts that accompany your drinks rather than the deep and meaningful experiences that Shankar's movies usually are.I guess the following was its budgetary allocation, Vikram, Vivek, Sada and all other acting fees of all extras - 15 Crore Fees of other technical crew - 10 crore Cost to bribe theaters to keep it running - 4.9999999999999 crore SFX, Sets and equipment - Rest

One of the biggest flaws in this movie concerns the same thing that Shankar actually got right during Boys. In Boys, 99% of the characters were new entrants and unknowns and were thus were very realistic and highly effective in their roles. However, in Anniyan, every villain, every common bad guy and every misc character were played by big leaguers who would have been familiar for the zillionth time. A coupla comedians play bad guys and are extremely ineffective in that role and difficult to take seriously. Thus the elements of shock normally present in a Shankar flick do not exist in Anniyan. The second biggest flaw is the overuse of really bad CGI, cheap gimmickry and too many references to the internet. Third, too many movies have been copied and the remakes of the scenes look utterly stupid. This movie has obviously been formulated and engineered to rake in money at the box office without actually offering anything amazing or worthy.