PremiumChiyaan Vikram's blockbuster film Anniyan is gearing up for a re-release in a digitally remastered version
The Shankar directorial released in 2005 was a huge hit in Telugu as well
A still from Anniyan
Last Updated: 04.16 PM, Jun 24, 2023
Tollywood has been witnessing a host of re-releases in the recent past. However, Kollywood is yet to follow the trend, and looks like there aren't many takers here. Rajinikanth's Baba, which was re-released a few months ago on the star's birthday, was considered as a one-off.
Yesterday, Kamal Haasan's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu was also re-released. Now, we hear that one more film is going to join the bandwagon. It is none other than Shankar's Anniyan, starring Vikram in three roles. The blockbuster film which was released in 2005 was a huge hit in Telugu as well.
If Anniyan manages to attract a good crowd, the trend is likely to witness a surge in Kollywood as well. The movie celebrated its 18th anniversary recently and Vikram took to his Twitter page to remember the same. Many of his fans requested him to consider a re-release for the cult film.
The makers are expected to announce a release date soon. The project bankrolled by V Ravichandran starred Sada in the female lead while Prakash Raj, Vivek, Nasser, Nedumudi Venu and Saurabh Shukla were seen playing notable roles. Harris Jayaraj's chartbuster songs and pulsating background score, Peter Hein's adrenaline-pumping action episodes were a few crucial attractions of the movie.
Movie lovers in Telugu and Hindi are also familiar with the film under the titles Aparichitudu and Aparichit respectively. A few years ago, there were reports that Shankar is going to team up with Ranveer Singh for a Hindi film which is an adaptation of Anniyan.
The news opened to mixed response and it's been a while since makers have come up with an update on the project. Shankar and Vikram went on to join hands for I in 2015. but couldn't repeat what they made with Anniyan.