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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.