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Ann'I'yan 'Anniyan' and 'I' had tremendous input and dedication from actor Vikram. Totally undeniable. In my opinion, I would put my money on Vikram's performance in 'Anniyan.' The last time I watched the movie, I was in school. I downloaded the movie and I found how graceful and raging performance Vikram has given, especially Anniyan's voice (as much as I loved Bale Batman's), and dialogue delivery. The dialogues were top notch. Director Bala and Shankar are the only ones who were able to bring out the talent Vikram had in him.  Now lets see the similarities, minor differences and references 'I' has with  'Anniyan.' The Name: Vikram's name in 'Anniyan' is Ramanujam aka Ambi. It means 'The Younger Brother of Lord Rama.' Lord Ram is Vishnu's avatar. Ramanujam is a Vaishnavite .   Vikram's name in 'I' is Lingesan. It means Hindu god Shiva. Brahmins who worship Shiva...

The Love Run ACT ONE: Everything started on 29th May, 2015. I was getting non-stop raving reviews about Premam. Nowadays, everyone with a Facebook account writes reviews. I really got frustrated and my inner self told, "**a kaelambu. Padam yepdi irukunu paapom." I went to Escape Cinemas, watched the movie wearing a 'frustration filter.' I could grasp few things but left out around 90%   the movie offered. After I came to my room, I felt bad about myself.  Me, being an aspiring filmmaker, how could I be manipulated by others' personal opinion about a movie. Let it be positive reviews, but how can I get frustrated? I should've ignored and watched the movie with an open mind. I didn't do that. This is not right. I went to watch it again. I could sense a silence in me. Everything changed. The movie not only offered great characters, visuals and music, it delivered an immense amount of technical brilliance. For a general viewer, he/...