Anniyan
2005 3h 1m movie Film India

Anniyan

அந்நியன்

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

7.5
TMDB Rating
79
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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
Reviews
88th
Review-volume percentile
92nd
Popularity percentile

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.

  1. Umrao Jaan
    #1

    Umrao Jaan

    ★ 8.2 · 2006
  2. Black
    #2

    Black

    ★ 7.7 · 2005
  3. Thanmathra
    #3

    Thanmathra

    ★ 7.7 · 2005
  4. Pudhupettai
    #4

    Pudhupettai

    ★ 7.7 · 2006
  5. The Fall
    #5

    The Fall

    ★ 7.6 · 2006
  6. Kaazhcha
    #6

    Kaazhcha

    ★ 7.6 · 2004
  7. Anniyan
    #7

    Anniyan

    ★ 7.5 · 2005
  8. Classmates
    #8

    Classmates

    ★ 7.5 · 2006

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.

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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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • split personality · 3
  • dissociative identity disorder · 3
  • multiple personality · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • vigilante · 12
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • romantic comedy · 44
  • lawyer · 31

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageTamil
Production CompaniesAascar Films
Runtime3h 1m
Release DateJune 17, 2005
IMDbtt0376127