I have seen the Hindi version Aparichit and I would review it only. The film is so good that I would surely buy the DVD of the movie if I get a chance. The film is a clean entertainer with several messages for the society.It's the first movie of Vikram that I have seen. He is just amazing! The fights,music, dialogues, story and screenplay are awesome. The way Aparichit punishes the wrong doers is simply marvellous! Aparichit(Anniyan) is like a superhero that has come to save us. The conversion of Tamil titles in Hindi throughout the entire movie needs to be appreciated. Shankar has really proved how a story can make superhero.On the whole,Aparichit(Anniyan) is a complete family entertainer that will be appreciated by all. Go,watch it,for sure you will be entertained!

Shankar is my favorite film maker. His movies have speed, tightly woven script. His movies are frame by frame perfect. He hits at corrupt system hard with varying backdrops. This one too hits at system. But the treatment is diff from all his other movies. Acting is extremely good. Sharp camera work which is the trademark of Shankar is terrific in this movie too. I am not in the habit of disclosing story in my reviews. So I would say that story is very different and is not quite common. Movie has some very light resemblance to his own old creation Hindustani(Kamal Hasan) where he uses some old Indian traditional art to tackle corruption. In this movie too he uses some thing which is part of very old Indian culture. Movie has suspense which keeps audience at the edge of their seats.Thank you Shankar for these movies. May god give you unlimited energy and age and you keep making terrific movies. Eagerly waiting for Amitabh, Rajnikanth and Kamal Hasan in single movie together.

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