A deformed hunchback kidnaps a bride and holds her hostage while his connection to her and his targets is revealed in a series of flashbacks that unfold as he starts seeking revenge.
Acting
Vikram's physical performance through 4+ hours of daily makeup.
Practical Effects
Prosthetics so convincing they launched a thousand 'is that really him?' debates.
Cinematography
China locations shot like alien planets, pure Shankar vision.
Director
Shankar
Vikram
Lingesan
Amy Jackson
Diya
Suresh Gopi
Dr. Vasudevan
Upen Patel
John
Ramkumar Ganesan
Indrakumar
Santhanam
Gym Babu
T. K. Kala
Lingesan's mother
Azhagu
Lingesan's father
Mohan Kapur
Sushil, Ad Film Director
Powerstar Srinivasan
Keerthivasan
Yogi Babu
Keerthivasan's Fan
R. Sarathkumar
Cameo Appearance
Satya Krishnan
Deepika
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vikram wore 25kg of prosthetics daily; the makeup alone took 5 hours. He reportedly couldn't eat solid food during hunchback shoots.
This was India's most expensive film at release, cementing Shankar's reputation for taking Tamil commercial cinema global—literally, given the China shoot.
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