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=== Preparation and character looks === | === Preparation and character looks === | ||
{{Quote box |width=20% |align=right |qalign=center |quote= I observe a lot in life and it helps perform better. Illnesses like MPD have a clinical history and you will have to stick to it to avoid an 'atypical' performance. I studied the literature on MPD and was clear about retaining the identity of each character — be it the proverbial Ambi, the rampaging Anniyan or the cool Remo. |source= — Vikram on the mental make-up and preparation required to portray the role.<ref name="Disorder" />}} | {{Quote box |width=20% |align=right |qalign=center |quote= I observe a lot in life and it helps perform better. Illnesses like MPD have a clinical history and you will have to stick to it to avoid an 'atypical' performance. I studied the literature on MPD and was clear about retaining the identity of each character — be it the proverbial Ambi, the rampaging Anniyan or the cool Remo. |source= — Vikram on the mental make-up and preparation required to portray the role.<ref name="Disorder" />}} | ||
Vikram allotted 18 months and 190 days of his call sheet for the film, including 165 days of bulk dates spread across six months.<ref name="MPD" /><ref name="Sreeram" /><ref name="MO">{{Cite news |last=Sreedhar Pillai |date=18 June 2005 |title=Magnum opus |url=http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2005/06/18/stories/2005061800210300.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527063435/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/06/18/stories/2005061800210300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=27 May 2007}}</ref><ref name="OTS">{{Cite news |title=Anniyan — On the sets |work=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Anniyan-On-the-sets-imagegallery-Movies-jdwmD5afchjsi.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918094553/http://www.sify.com/movies/Anniyan-On-the-sets-imagegallery-Movies-jdwmD5afchjsi.html |archive-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> Speaking on the extent of his involvement in the filmmaking process, Vikram said, "Before beginning the film, I was totally involved in the research and preparation, but once on the sets, I go by what the director says." He further clarified that he discussed every shot with Shankar, went for re-takes where necessary to make the scenes better, and gave suggestions, but left the "ultimate verdict" to the director. Disclosing that, among the three shades to his character, he found playing Ambi to be the toughest, he reasoned, "Because as a hero you are not used to being a wimp on screen. It's difficult digesting getting beaten up." In contrast, being a graduate in English literature, he found playing Remo much easier and more in his comfort zone.<ref name="OTS" /><ref name="Caravan">{{Cite journal |last=Baradwaj Rangan |date=1 December 2013 |title=Man of Steel |url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel |url-status=live |journal=[[The Caravan]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918094317/http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel |archive-date=18 September 2015 |access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="SRK">{{Cite news |last=Faheem Ruhani |date=18 May 2006 |title=I'd be thrilled if SRK likes my movie, says Vikram |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-d-be-thrilled-if-srk-likes-my-movie-says-vikram-1029958 |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104121832/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-d-be-thrilled-if-srk-likes-my-movie-says-vikram-1029958 |archive-date=4 January 2015}}</ref> | Vikram allotted 18 months and 190 days of his call sheet for the film, including 165 days of bulk dates spread across six months.<ref name="MPD" /><ref name="Sreeram" /><ref name="MO">{{Cite news |last=Sreedhar Pillai |date=18 June 2005 |title=Magnum opus |url=http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2005/06/18/stories/2005061800210300.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527063435/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/06/18/stories/2005061800210300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=27 May 2007}}</ref><ref name="OTS">{{Cite news |title=Anniyan — On the sets |work=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Anniyan-On-the-sets-imagegallery-Movies-jdwmD5afchjsi.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918094553/http://www.sify.com/movies/Anniyan-On-the-sets-imagegallery-Movies-jdwmD5afchjsi.html |archive-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> Speaking on the extent of his involvement in the filmmaking process, Vikram said, "Before beginning the film, I was totally involved in the research and preparation, but once on the sets, I go by what the director says." He further clarified that he discussed every shot with Shankar, went for re-takes where necessary to make the scenes better, and gave suggestions, but left the "ultimate verdict" to the director. Disclosing that, among the three shades to his character, he found playing Ambi to be the toughest, he reasoned, "Because as a hero you are not used to being a wimp on screen. It's difficult digesting getting beaten up." In contrast, being a graduate in English literature, he found playing Remo much easier and more in his comfort zone.<ref name="OTS" /><ref name="Caravan">{{Cite journal |last=Baradwaj Rangan |date=1 December 2013 |title=Man of Steel |url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel |url-status=live |journal=[[The Caravan]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918094317/http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel |archive-date=18 September 2015 |access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="SRK">{{Cite news |last=Faheem Ruhani |date=18 May 2006 |title=I'd be thrilled if SRK likes my movie, says Vikram |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-d-be-thrilled-if-srk-likes-my-movie-says-vikram-1029958 |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104121832/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-d-be-thrilled-if-srk-likes-my-movie-says-vikram-1029958 |archive-date=4 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
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Shankar approached [[violin]] maestro [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]], a regular participant at the actual event, to conceive and orchestrate the sequence. Vaidyanathan was serving as the secretary of Sri Thyagabrahma Mahotsava Sabha, the committee which organises the ''aradhana''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 September 2008 |title=Missing the maestro |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/missing-the-maestro/article1343075.ece |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042030/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/missing-the-maestro/article1343075.ece |archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> The scene features him in a cameo and was shot in June 2004 at a studio in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2008 |title=Violin maestro Kunnakudi R Vaidyanathan dead |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-violin-maestro-kunnakudi-r-vaidyanathan-dead-1188865 |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205155642/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-violin-maestro-kunnakudi-r-vaidyanathan-dead-1188865 |archive-date=5 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2004 |title=Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan turns to acting |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/kunnakudi-vaidyanathan-turns-to-acting-tamil-news-9639 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042116/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kunnakudi-vaidyanathan-turns-to-acting-tamil-news-9639 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=27 November 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Realistic sets were erected to resemble the actual venue and leading carnatic vocalists [[Sudha Ragunathan]], [[Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram]], O. S. Arun, [[P. Unni Krishnan]] and instrumentalists such as violinist [[A. Kanyakumari]], mridangam exponent [[Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman]] were recruited to add a touch of authenticity. The two-minute scene was brought to life in "painstaking detail". The sequence was much talked about and well appreciated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S. Shivakumar |date=13 October 2005 |title=Stringing together success |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/10/13/stories/2005101300340400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042043/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/10/13/stories/2005101300340400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> | Shankar approached [[violin]] maestro [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]], a regular participant at the actual event, to conceive and orchestrate the sequence. Vaidyanathan was serving as the secretary of Sri Thyagabrahma Mahotsava Sabha, the committee which organises the ''aradhana''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 September 2008 |title=Missing the maestro |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/missing-the-maestro/article1343075.ece |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042030/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/missing-the-maestro/article1343075.ece |archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> The scene features him in a cameo and was shot in June 2004 at a studio in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2008 |title=Violin maestro Kunnakudi R Vaidyanathan dead |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-violin-maestro-kunnakudi-r-vaidyanathan-dead-1188865 |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205155642/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-violin-maestro-kunnakudi-r-vaidyanathan-dead-1188865 |archive-date=5 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2004 |title=Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan turns to acting |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/kunnakudi-vaidyanathan-turns-to-acting-tamil-news-9639 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042116/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kunnakudi-vaidyanathan-turns-to-acting-tamil-news-9639 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=27 November 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Realistic sets were erected to resemble the actual venue and leading carnatic vocalists [[Sudha Ragunathan]], [[Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram]], O. S. Arun, [[P. Unni Krishnan]] and instrumentalists such as violinist [[A. Kanyakumari]], mridangam exponent [[Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman]] were recruited to add a touch of authenticity. The two-minute scene was brought to life in "painstaking detail". The sequence was much talked about and well appreciated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S. Shivakumar |date=13 October 2005 |title=Stringing together success |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/10/13/stories/2005101300340400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042043/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/10/13/stories/2005101300340400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
In a fight sequence, Anniyan encounters about a hundred martial artists inside the fictional International Martial Arts School, Vodao.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mrinalini Sundar |date=27 June 2014 |title=Meet the top stunt choreographers in the Tamil industry |work=[[Indulge]] |url=http://indulge.newindianexpress.com/the-action-aesthetic/chennai/12463 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042546/http://indulge.newindianexpress.com/the-action-aesthetic/chennai/12463 |archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> The stunt scene was shot at the JJ Indoor Stadium in Chennai over a period of 25 days.<ref name="Stadium">{{Cite web |date=27 September 2004 |title=Stunt men injured in Anniyan shoot |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/stunt-men-injured-in-anniyan-shoot-tamil-news-10678 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042551/http://www.indiaglitz.com/stunt-men-injured-in-anniyan-shoot-tamil-news-10678 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=19 April 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref name="Vietnam">{{Cite web |date=7 March 2005 |title=Anniyan bows out of race |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anniyan-bows-out-of-race-tamil-news-13585 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042557/http://www.indiaglitz.com/anniyan-bows-out-of-race-tamil-news-13585 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=19 April 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Peter Hein, the stunt choreographer, is a native of [[Vietnam]]. 127 professionally trained fighters were brought in from Vietnam for the shoot.<ref name="Vietnam" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2005 |title=Anniyan will take him up further |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anniyan-will-take-him-up-further-tamil-news-15092 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042603/http://www.indiaglitz.com/anniyan-will-take-him-up-further-tamil-news-15092 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=19 April 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> During the rehearsals, the rope, to which the stuntmen were tied and hung upside down, gave in.<ref name="Stadium" /> About a dozen stuntmen crashed down from the balcony, injuring themselves badly.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2004 |title=Stuntmen get medical insurance |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/15/stories/2004111512550600.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042611/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/15/stories/2004111512550600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> The action sequence was shot using 120 cameras for employing the time slice photography technique, a visual effect known as "[[bullet time]]" and popularised by the American film ''[[The Matrix]]'' (1999), to achieve the frozen-time effect.<ref name="Dream" /> Shankar had earlier toyed with the idea of time-slice and tried it while filming the song "Ale Ale" in his ''Boys''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shobha Warrier |date=23 January 2003 |title=Koi Mil Gaya, India's first sci-fi film |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/23ravi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042619/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/23ravi.htm |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=9 December 2014 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> While the time-freeze sequence in ''Boys'' was achieved by the linking of 60–62 cameras to attain a 180° rotation, ''Anniyan'' employed 120–122 cameras for a 270° rotation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ravi.K.Chandran: India's finest cameraman |work=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13233175&cid=2408 |access-date=28 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722152320/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13233175&cid=2408 |archive-date=22 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="BW">{{Cite web |title=Top 5 Innovations Of The Year: The use of time slice camera in the movie Anniyan |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Slideshows/slideshows2/Top%205%20Innovations%20Of%20The%20Year/Top%205%20Innovations%20Of%20The%20Year-1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042626/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Slideshows/slideshows2/Top%205%20Innovations%20Of%20The%20Year/Top%205%20Innovations%20Of%20The%20Year-1.html |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=19 April 2014 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> | In a fight sequence, Anniyan encounters about a hundred martial artists inside the fictional International Martial Arts School, Vodao.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mrinalini Sundar |date=27 June 2014 |title=Meet the top stunt choreographers in the Tamil industry |work=[[Indulge]] |url=http://indulge.newindianexpress.com/the-action-aesthetic/chennai/12463 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042546/http://indulge.newindianexpress.com/the-action-aesthetic/chennai/12463 |archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> The stunt scene was shot at the JJ Indoor Stadium in Chennai over a period of 25 days.<ref name="Stadium">{{Cite web |date=27 September 2004 |title=Stunt men injured in Anniyan shoot |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/stunt-men-injured-in-anniyan-shoot-tamil-news-10678 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042551/http://www.indiaglitz.com/stunt-men-injured-in-anniyan-shoot-tamil-news-10678 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=19 April 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref name="Vietnam">{{Cite web |date=7 March 2005 |title=Anniyan bows out of race |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anniyan-bows-out-of-race-tamil-news-13585 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042557/http://www.indiaglitz.com/anniyan-bows-out-of-race-tamil-news-13585 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=19 April 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Peter Hein, the stunt choreographer, is a native of [[Vietnam]]. 127 professionally trained fighters were brought in from Vietnam for the shoot.<ref name="Vietnam" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2005 |title=Anniyan will take him up further |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anniyan-will-take-him-up-further-tamil-news-15092 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042603/http://www.indiaglitz.com/anniyan-will-take-him-up-further-tamil-news-15092 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=19 April 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> During the rehearsals, the rope, to which the stuntmen were tied and hung upside down, gave in.<ref name="Stadium" /> About a dozen stuntmen crashed down from the balcony, injuring themselves badly.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2004 |title=Stuntmen get medical insurance |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/15/stories/2004111512550600.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042611/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/15/stories/2004111512550600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> The action sequence was shot using 120 cameras for employing the time slice photography technique, a visual effect known as "[[bullet time]]" and popularised by the American film ''[[The Matrix]]'' (1999), to achieve the frozen-time effect.<ref name="Dream" /> Shankar had earlier toyed with the idea of time-slice and tried it while filming the song "Ale Ale" in his ''Boys''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shobha Warrier |date=23 January 2003 |title=Koi Mil Gaya, India's first sci-fi film |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/23ravi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042619/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/23ravi.htm |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=9 December 2014 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> While the time-freeze sequence in ''Boys'' was achieved by the linking of 60–62 cameras to attain a 180° rotation, ''Anniyan'' employed 120–122 cameras for a 270° rotation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ravi.K.Chandran: India's finest cameraman |work=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13233175&cid=2408 |access-date=28 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722152320/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13233175&cid=2408 |archive-date=22 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="BW">{{Cite web |title=Top 5 Innovations Of The Year: The use of time slice camera in the movie Anniyan |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Slideshows/slideshows2/Top%205%20Innovations%20Of%20The%20Year/Top%205%20Innovations%20Of%20The%20Year-1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919042626/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Slideshows/slideshows2/Top%205%20Innovations%20Of%20The%20Year/Top%205%20Innovations%20Of%20The%20Year-1.html |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=19 April 2014 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> | ||