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Anniyan
MEANRANK
83/100
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Lowest is Letterboxd on 78, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 90.
See the most agreed on films →Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.
Details
- Director
- Shankar
- Writers
- Shankar, Sujatha Rangarajan
- Studio
- Aascar Films
- Released
- 17 June 2005
- Country
- India
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 181 min
- Box office
- $8.5M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →15 wins from 16 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Filmfare Awards South 2005 | Best Cinematographer | Ravi Varman, V. Manikandan | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 2005 | Best Film | Anniyan | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 2005 | Best Actor | Vikram | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 2005 | Best Actress | Sadha | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2005 | Best Director | Shankar | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 2005 | Best Lyricist | Vairamuthu | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 2005 | Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 2005 | Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj | Winner |
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16 awards — Anniyan
×| Best Action Director | Peter Hein | Winner |
| Best Actor | Vikram | Winner |
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Winner |
| Best Cinematographer | Ravi Varman, V. Manikandan | Winner |
| Best Director | Shankar | Winner |
| Best Film | Anniyan | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Vairamuthu | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sadha | Nominee |
| Best Comedian | Vivek | Winner |
| Best Director | Shankar | Winner |
| Best Film | Anniyan | Winner |
| Best Male Dubbing Artist | S. N. Surendar | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj | Winner |
| Best Villain | Prakash Raj | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | Tata Elxsi | Winner |