Anniyan

I saw the Anniyan trailor for the first time, when I went to watch Chandramukhi for the second time. No, I did not go to watch Chandramukhi just for this trailor!! If you do not want to know anything about the movie, this is your chance to click here and get off this preview to other posts :-)



I was taken by surprise at some of the breathtaking visuals, like Vikram getting stuck between two autos riding on either side of the median; he has one leg on each auto! I got reminded of The Matrix (I) in some fight sequences and when they showed Vikram's head shaved off and some under water scenes. There were certainly some traces of Spiderman, with Vikram literally flying over some buildings. Could this be a science fiction movie or comic inspired?

I got reminded of Gentleman, when they showed some creatures, tough to decipher whether they were rodents or insects biting Vikram. This seems to be a Shankar patented replica of Fear Factor in movies. I could not help but notice the tons of difference get-ups Vikram appears in during the movie. Prakash Raaj seems to have a pivotal role in this movie.

Then, there were the not so good aspects such as the music by Harris Jeyaraj. There was some fancy art work, such as those on the lorries, which were painted with faces, perhaps in an attempt to relieve the pressure built by the rest of the movie. It is left to be seen, if the song sequences and the picturization (Iyengar and Kaadal Yaanai shown in bits), could hurt this movie from Shankar, whose movies have always been known from some great music.


Boys will still be fresh in my mind as I go to watch Anniyan this weekend, but I am sure that the difference will be remarkable. Monday, June 13, 2005 at 11:32 AM