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.
Acting
Vikram's three-role transformation is unhinged commitment.
Direction
Shankar's maximalist vision hits different.
Score
AR Rahman's 'Tandom' still lives rent-free.
Director
Shankar
Vikram
Ramanujam 'Ambi' Iyengar / Remo / Anniyan
Sadha
Nandini Raghuram
Prakash Raj
DCP Prabhakar
Vivek
Chari Singari
Nedumudi Venu
Parthasarathy Iyengar
Nassar
Psychiatrist
Cochin Haneefa
Delinquent Car Owner
Kalabhavan Mani
House Owner
Charle
Wastrel
Shanmugarajan
Chockalingam
Saurabh Shukla
Break Company Owner
Manobala
Ticket Conductor
Shanthi Williams
Susheela, Ambi's Mother
R. Neelakantan
Ananthanarayanan
Sriranjini
Nandhini's Mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vikram spent months bulking up for Anniyan, then immediately had to slim down for Remo's metrosexual aesthetic—sometimes shooting both looks same day.
The film sparked debate about mental health representation in Indian cinema, with psychiatrists criticizing its 'Jekyll and Hyde' approach to dissociative identity disorder while audiences embraced its vigilante wish-fulfillment.
IN
