Anniyan sits in the top 9% of India films on this catalog — ranked #182 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
அந்நியன்
Unable to bear the growing corruption in society and rejection from his love interest, a meek lawyer becomes diagnosed with multiple personality disorder due to which the personalities of a vigilante killer and a supermodel start existing within him.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #182 of 1,983 India films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #41 of 637 (top 6%).
Audience Engagement
79 audience reviews — more than 88% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among India films.
Other Titles From Aascar Films
Action + Drama in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Anniyan itself).
The 2004–2006 India Window
Among 152 India films we catalog from this window, Anniyan places #7 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Anniyan premiered alongside 57 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 57 other India films in 2005.
The 497th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Anniyan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- split personality · 3
- dissociative identity disorder · 3
- multiple personality · 1
- vigilante · 12
- romantic comedy · 44
- lawyer · 31
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | Aascar Films |
| Runtime | 3h 1m |
| Release Date | June 17, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0376127 |



















