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{{short description|2015 film by K. V. Anand}} | |||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Anegan | | name = Anegan | ||
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| starring = {{plainlist| | | starring = {{plainlist| | ||
* [[Dhanush]] | * [[Dhanush]] | ||
* [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] | |||
* [[Amyra Dastur]] | * [[Amyra Dastur]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| music = [[Harris Jayaraj]] | | music = [[Harris Jayaraj]] | ||
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| distributor = AGS Entertainment<br>[[Wunderbar Films]] | | distributor = AGS Entertainment<br>[[Wunderbar Films]] | ||
| released = {{Film date|2015|02|13|df=y}} | | released = {{Film date|2015|02|13|df=y}} | ||
| runtime = | | runtime = 157 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Tamil | | language = Tamil | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| gross = {{INR}} 55 crore<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/anegan-box-office-dhanush-starrer-earns-55-crore-worldwide-625411|title='Anegan' Box Office: Dhanush Starrer Earns ₹55 Crore Worldwide|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash| date=6 March 2015|work=[[IB Times]] | access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> | | gross = {{INR}}55 crore<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/anegan-box-office-dhanush-starrer-earns-55-crore-worldwide-625411|title='Anegan' Box Office: Dhanush Starrer Earns ₹55 Crore Worldwide|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash| date=6 March 2015|work=[[IB Times]] | access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Anegan''''' ({{Translation|Myriad}}; {{Literal translation|Man with several shadows}}) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language [[romantic thriller]] film directed by [[K. V. Anand]], and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh, S. Suresh under the banner [[AGS Entertainment]]. The film features an [[ensemble cast]] starring [[Dhanush]], | '''''Anegan''''' ({{Translation|Myriad}}; {{Literal translation|Man with several shadows}}) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language [[historical fiction|period]] [[action film|action]] [[romantic thriller|romance thriller]] film directed by [[K. V. Anand]], and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh, S. Suresh under the banner [[AGS Entertainment]]. The film features an [[ensemble cast]] starring [[Dhanush]], [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] and [[Amyra Dastur]]in lead roles, whilst [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], [[Aishwarya Devan]], [[Mukesh Tiwari]], and [[Jagan]], appear in supporting roles. Set in four different time periods, it is based on theme of reincarnation,<ref>{{Citation|title=Anegan Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Anegan by Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/anegan/movie-review/46236503.cms|access-date=2020-07-08}}</ref> which revolves around Ashwin (Dhanush) and Madhu (Amyra Dastur) who were lovers in their past lives, have been brought together in the present scenario. | ||
Dhanush played four different characters in the film.<ref name=":0" /> The film's title is based on [[Thiruvasagam|Tiruvacakam]], written by Tamil poet [[Manikkavacakar]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> [[Principal photography]] commenced on 2 September 2013 at [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. Filming continued in [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Burma]], and some parts of [[India]]. and was completed on 15 September 2014. The film features music composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]], with cinematography handled by [[Om Prakash (cinematographer)|Om Prakash]] and editing done by [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]]. The visual effects were handled by [[V. Srinivas Mohan]]. | Dhanush played four different characters in the film.<ref name=":0" /> The film's title is based on [[Thiruvasagam|Tiruvacakam]], written by Tamil poet [[Manikkavacakar]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> [[Principal photography]] commenced on 2 September 2013 at [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. Filming continued in [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Burma]], and some parts of [[India]]. and was completed on 15 September 2014. The film features music composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]], with cinematography handled by [[Om Prakash (cinematographer)|Om Prakash]] and editing done by [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]]. The visual effects were handled by [[V. Srinivas Mohan]]. | ||
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Murugappa 'Munaruna' is a Tamil worker in 1960s Burma. His friend Saamuda falls in love with Mallika, but Mallika loves Munaruna. Munaruna saves Samudra, the daughter of a Burmese army general, from a Ferris wheel accident and they fall in love. When Mallika learns about this, she is devastated and marries Saamuda. The Burmese general disapproves of the union between Munaruna and Samudra, and revokes the privileges that the Tamil immigrants had until then. [[1962 Burmese coup d'état|Violence breaks out]] and the Tamil nationals flee Burma. Munaruna and Samudra join the refugees on a ship with Saamuda and Mallika. When Samudra's father comes looking for her, Mallika spitefully reveals where they are hiding. As Samudra and Munaruna try to escape by diving into the ocean, Munaruna is shot and killed. Samudra handcuffs herself to Munaruna and drowns with him after promising to be together forever. | Murugappa 'Munaruna' is a Tamil worker in 1960s Burma. His friend Saamuda falls in love with Mallika, but Mallika loves Munaruna. Munaruna saves Samudra, the daughter of a Burmese army general, from a Ferris wheel accident and they fall in love. When Mallika learns about this, she is devastated and marries Saamuda. The Burmese general disapproves of the union between Munaruna and Samudra, and revokes the privileges that the Tamil immigrants had until then. [[1962 Burmese coup d'état|Violence breaks out]] and the Tamil nationals flee Burma. Munaruna and Samudra join the refugees on a ship with Saamuda and Mallika. When Samudra's father comes looking for her, Mallika spitefully reveals where they are hiding. As Samudra and Munaruna try to escape by diving into the ocean, Munaruna is shot and killed. Samudra handcuffs herself to Munaruna and drowns with him after promising to be together forever. | ||
Back in Dr | Back in Dr Radhika's office in present-day [[India]], Samudra, now known as Madhu, tells Radhika has already met Saamuda and Mallika as Jagan and Meera, who are fellow programmers in the game development company where she works. Radhika dismisses this and gives Madhu medicine for stress. Madhu meets Ashwin, a new employee in her company, and seeing his resemblance to Munaruna, flirts with him. Kiran is their boss and he knows to extract work from employees with ease. | ||
Meera hallucinates about ghosts that try to rape her and she jumps from the office window and dies. Madhu is disturbed and attends her therapy sessions with Radhika when she remembers her first birth. | Meera hallucinates about ghosts that try to rape her and she jumps from the office window and dies. Madhu is disturbed and attends her therapy sessions with Radhika when she remembers her first birth where she was a princess in love with a king, who also resembles Ashwin. The two are killed by a traitorous officer in the king's army. | ||
Madhu and Ashwin meet | Madhu and Ashwin meet with a car accident and Madhu is admitted to a hospital. She dreams about overhearing policeman Gopinath's conversation about a couple named Kaali and Kalyani, when she intervenes and says that she knows their whereabouts. Once awake, she recites the dream to the policemen in the hospital and they are confused. Police commissioner Gopinath visits her and Madhu realizes that he looks like the police officer from her dream in the hospital. He says that the Kaali-Kalyani story was a missing person case that happened 25 years ago. Madhu claims that Kaali and Kalyani were killed and buried and takes Gopinath and Ashwin to a place where they dig up and find skeletons identified as remains of Kaali and Kalyani. Gopinath finds a ring engraved with the letter R on one of the skeletons. Ashwin is confused as to what R may mean. | ||
Madhu returns to her therapy, and Kiran hears about her hallucinations and rushes to the clinic. Madhu hallucinates about her third birth, where she is Kalyani, who falls in love with a rowdy Kaali and her father forcefully arranges her marriage with RaviKiran | Madhu returns to her therapy, and Kiran hears about her hallucinations and rushes to the clinic. Madhu hallucinates about her third birth, where she is Kalyani, who falls in love with a rowdy Kaali. She tells Kaali to confess to his crimes and serve out his time in jail in return for her hand in marriage. Her father is displeased and forcefully arranges her marriage with RaviKiran while Kaali is in jail. Kaali escapes from prison and meets Kalyani and they plan to elope, but RaviKiran finds out and offers to help them. He takes them to a secluded spot where he murders the couple out of jealousy and buries them. The finger with the ring belongs to RaviKiran and is amputated by Kaali during the fight. RaviKiran unknowingly buries it along with the dead bodies. | ||
RaviKiran later goes by the name Kiran - the same Kiran who owns the game company that Madhu and Ashwin work at. When he finds out that, as a child, Madhu learned the truth of Kali and Kalyani's death from Kalyani's father, he kidnaps and tries to kill her, and kills Kalyani's father. Ashwin finds video games with plots resembling the stories of Madhu's previous births and Meera's hallucination before her death. He finds a drug that the employees have been using to boost productivity, and realizes that Kiran has been giving illegal drugs to his employees to boost their creativity in order to profit with intense, uniquely themed games. As a side effect of the drug, his employees hallucinate, leading to Madhu's memories of her "past lives" and the recalling of the story of Kalyani as her own. Ashwin confronts Kiran, and in the ensuing fight, Kiran overpowers Ashwin. But Ashwin manages to defeat him and saves Madhu. Kiran is killed when a knife Ashwin threw into a tree falls onto Kiran's chest. Gopinath covers up the death as suicide, stating that Kiran killed himself for fear of dealing with the repercussions of his the illegal activities. | |||
Ashwin and Madhu marry and honeymoon in Burma, | Ashwin and Madhu marry and honeymoon in Burma. As they playfully argue over whether Madhu's dreams had all been hallucinations or partly true, they pass by a log with a heart and the names of Munaruna and Samudra carved into it. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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**Kaaliswaran (Kaali), A painter in Madras 1987 who falls in love with Kalyani | **Kaaliswaran (Kaali), A painter in Madras 1987 who falls in love with Kalyani | ||
**(Ilamaran), King Ilamaran in ancient Tamil Nadu (portrait in 'Roja Kadale' song only) | **(Ilamaran), King Ilamaran in ancient Tamil Nadu (portrait in 'Roja Kadale' song only) | ||
* [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Ravikiran (Kiran), MD of a Gaming Company and the main antagonist | |||
* [[Amyra Dastur]] in different roles as; | * [[Amyra Dastur]] in different roles as; | ||
**Madhumitha, a game designer at Kiran's company and fall in love with Ashwin | **Madhumitha, a game designer at Kiran's company and fall in love with Ashwin | ||
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**Kalyani, a social activist in Madras 1987 who falls in love with Kaali | **Kalyani, a social activist in Madras 1987 who falls in love with Kaali | ||
**Shenbagavalli, Princess Shenbagavalli in ancient Tamil Nadu (portrait in 'Roja Kadale' song only) | **Shenbagavalli, Princess Shenbagavalli in ancient Tamil Nadu (portrait in 'Roja Kadale' song only) | ||
* [[Aishwarya Devan]] as | * [[Aishwarya Devan]] as | ||
**Meera, a co-worker with Madhu | **Meera, a co-worker with Madhu | ||
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=== Development === | === Development === | ||
In May 2013, [[K. V. Anand]] stated that he would collaborate with [[Dhanush]] for his next film, which Dhanush confirmed on his social network page. Anand joined hands with [[AGS Entertainment]] for the second time after ''[[Maattraan]]'' (2012), and it was confirmed that the production company would also distribute the film worldwide.<ref>Ramchander (23 May 2013). {{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/rajinikanth-dhanush-kv-anand-110414.html |title=It's not father-in-law Rajini, but Dhanush for Anand |work=[[Oneindia.in|Oneindia Entertainment]] |access-date=1 September 2014 |archive-url=https:// | In May 2013, [[K. V. Anand]] stated that he would collaborate with [[Dhanush]] for his next film, which Dhanush confirmed on his social network page. Anand joined hands with [[AGS Entertainment]] for the second time after ''[[Maattraan]]'' (2012), and it was confirmed that the production company would also distribute the film worldwide.<ref>Ramchander (23 May 2013). {{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/rajinikanth-dhanush-kv-anand-110414.html |title=It's not father-in-law Rajini, but Dhanush for Anand |work=[[Oneindia.in|Oneindia Entertainment]] |access-date=1 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112162422/http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/rajinikanth-dhanush-kv-anand-110414.html |archive-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref> Though it was rumoured to be titled as ''Thaara Thappatta Ready'', it was later dismissed by the director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-05/news-interviews/41092372_1_kv-anand-film-dhanush|title=KV Anand's next yet to be titled |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=5 August 2013|date=5 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920091522/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/KV-Anands-next-yet-to-be-titled/articleshow/21620908.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> Dhanush was said to appear in four different looks in the film,<ref name=Anegan1>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/536133/20140128/dhanush-anegan-karthik-villain-kv-anand-film.htm |author=Seshagiri, Sangeetha |title=Karthik to Play Villain in Dhanush's 'Anegan'? |newspaper=[[International Business Times]] |date=28 January 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112172145/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/karthik-to-play-villain-in-dhanush039s-039anegan039-536133 |archive-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref> and that he would not be playing the "moody-sombre" type-role he played in his previous films like ''[[Mayakkam Enna]]'' (2011).<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/dhanushs-four-avatars-the-highlights-of-anegan-tamil-news-100519|title=Dhanush's four avatars the highlights of 'Anegan'|work=Indiaglitz|date=30 November 2013|access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref> The film, a romantic entertainer laced with action was titled ''Anegan'', meaning "the man with many shadows", according to Tamil poet [[Manikkavacakar]], from his volume, [[Tiruvacakam]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/dhanush-kv-anand-films-heroine-and-title-revealed-dhanush-kv-anand-31-08-13.html |title=KV Anand's next is 'Anegan' |publisher=Behindwoods |access-date=31 August 2013 |date=31 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209092636/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/dhanush-kv-anand-films-heroine-and-title-revealed-dhanush-kv-anand-31-08-13.html |archive-date=9 February 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kv-anand-speaks-on-anegan-news-tamil-njbmMKebcih.html |title=KV Anand speaks on 'Anegan' |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=2 September 2013 |date=1 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424145732/http://www.sify.com/movies/kv-anand-speaks-on-anegan-news-tamil-njbmMKebcih.html |archive-date=24 April 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> It was revealed that the story comprises multiple period set-ups, and in one of the segments, Dhanush goes back to his previous birth.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131021/entertainment-kollywood/article/reincarnation-story-dhanush |title=A reincarnation story for Dhanush? |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=21 October 2013 |date=21 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112162117/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131021/entertainment-kollywood/article/reincarnation-story-dhanush |archive-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref> The technical crew consisted of cinematography by [[Om Prakash (cinematographer)|Om Prakash]], editing by [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]], action by [[Kanal Kannan]] and the dialogues were written by [[Subha (writers)|Subha]]. As with most K. V. Anand films, [[Harris Jayaraj]] was once again signed to compose the musical score.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-04/news-interviews/41056654_1_harris-jayaraj-dhanush-ags-entertainment |title=Dhanush and Harris Jayaraj come together |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 September 2013 |date=4 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326192844/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Dhanush-and-Harris-Jayaraj-come-together/articleshow/21594321.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=26 March 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref> Initially, K. V. Anand, narrated the story to Vijay first, but he could not commit the project, due to date issues, and suggested Dhanush's name.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay was the first choice for Anegan: KV Anand – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijay-was-the-first-choice-for-Anegan-KV-Anand/articleshow/45054746.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
=== Casting === | === Casting === | ||
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=== Characters === | === Characters === | ||
Dhanush was said to appear in four different looks in the film since the film is set across different time periods.<ref name="Anegan1" /> Furthermore, K. V. Anand had stated that Dhanush will be sporting a hairdo, for the character King Ilamaran, similar to [[Kamal Haasan]]'s look in the film, ''[[Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)|Tik Tik Tik]]'' (1981).<ref name="Indiaglitz">{{cite web|date=27 June 2014|title=Dhanush to sport Kamal's hairstyle in 'Anegan'|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/109548.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https:// | Dhanush was said to appear in four different looks in the film since the film is set across different time periods.<ref name="Anegan1" /> Furthermore, K. V. Anand had stated that Dhanush will be sporting a hairdo, for the character King Ilamaran, similar to [[Kamal Haasan]]'s look in the film, ''[[Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)|Tik Tik Tik]]'' (1981).<ref name="Indiaglitz">{{cite web|date=27 June 2014|title=Dhanush to sport Kamal's hairstyle in 'Anegan'|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/109548.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629014213/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/109548.html|archive-date=29 June 2014|access-date=7 August 2014|work=Indiaglitz|df=dmy}}</ref> | ||
=== Filming === | === Filming === | ||
[[Principal photography]] began on 2 September 2013 at [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]].<ref name = Anegan3 /> It was reported that the film would be shot across locations such as [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Burma]] among many other countries. In Malaysia, a football game scene was shot in the oldest English school in [[South East Asia]], [[Penang Free School]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-KV-Anand-to-shoot-in-Cambodia-Vietnam/articleshow/21650022.cms|author=Karthik, Janani|title=Dhanush, KV Anand to shoot in Cambodia, Vietnam |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2 September 2013 |date=7 August 2013}}</ref> The second schedule took place in [[Hyderabad]].<ref name = Anegan3>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/more-stills-from-kv-anands-anegan-aka-anekan-starring-dhanush-in-10-days.html |title=KV Anand's 'Anegan' in 10 days |access-date=2 December 2013|publisher=Behindwoods |date=7 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-keeps-dhanush-busy-during-pongal-news-national-obomuqffjiesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823205507/http://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-keeps-dhanush-busy-during-pongal-news-national-obomuqffjiesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 August 2014|title='Anegan' keeps Dhanush busy during Pongal|work=[[Sify]]|date=14 January 2014|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> where a song sequence was choreographed by Baba Baskar.<ref name = Anegan3/> According to unit members, Amyra stunned the unit with her perfect lip sync for Tamil dialogues and that she overshadowed the hero in some places as well.<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140815/entertainment-kollywood/gallery/dhanush-starrer-anegan-movie-working-stills "On the sets of Dhanush starrer 'Anegan'"]. ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]''. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.</ref> By 29 May 2014, 90% of the movie was shot, including 3 song sequences. Another song sequence and part of the climax were shot on a farmland, spread over 100 acres, near Puducherry.<ref>[http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/a-report-on-dhanushs-anegan.html "Dhanush's biggest is almost done"]. ''Behindwoods''. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-from-Puducherry-to-Scotland/articleshow/35677252.cms?|title=Dhanush from Puducherry to Scotland|author=V. Lakshmi|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 May 2014|access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> During the process of shooting the climax, which was reported to be a racy stunt sequence, Dhanush injured his leg severely, because of which shooting was halted for 3 weeks, after which Dhanush recovered and shooting proceeded as scheduled.<ref name = Anegan2>{{cite web|author=Ravi, Nandita|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-recovers-from-injury-to-shoot-Anegan-climax/articleshow/37619139.cms?|title=Dhanush recovers from injury; to shoot 'Anegan' climax|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 July 2014 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> The team then went to [[Scotland]] to shoot for a song sequence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/108490.html|title=Dhanush, K. V. Anand & team stationed in Puducherry|work=Indiaglitz|date=4 June 2014|access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> In mid-August 2014, the filming was almost done with just a song left to be shot in [[Chennai]] on 1 September 2014.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/dhanush-in-anegan-is-nearing-completion.html|title=Dhanush Vs Vijay this time?|work=Behindwoods|date=19 August 2014|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> On 26 August 2014, Dhanush stated that he had started dubbing for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/will-anegan-release-for-this-diwali.html|title=Harris Jayaraj is almost done ... Dhanush begins ...|work=Behindwoods|date=27 August 2014|access-date=27 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920094504/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/will-anegan-release-for-this-diwali.html|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/mobile/movies/dhanush-starts-dubbing-for-anegan-news-tamil-oi1jvJdbchaji.html |title=Dhanush starts dubbing for 'Anegan' |work=[[Sify]] |date=27 August 2014 |access-date=27 August 2014 |archive-url=https:// | [[Principal photography]] began on 2 September 2013 at [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]].<ref name = Anegan3 /> It was reported that the film would be shot across locations such as [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Burma]] among many other countries. In Malaysia, a football game scene was shot in the oldest English school in [[South East Asia]], [[Penang Free School]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-KV-Anand-to-shoot-in-Cambodia-Vietnam/articleshow/21650022.cms|author=Karthik, Janani|title=Dhanush, KV Anand to shoot in Cambodia, Vietnam |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2 September 2013 |date=7 August 2013}}</ref> The second schedule took place in [[Hyderabad]].<ref name = Anegan3>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/more-stills-from-kv-anands-anegan-aka-anekan-starring-dhanush-in-10-days.html |title=KV Anand's 'Anegan' in 10 days |access-date=2 December 2013|publisher=Behindwoods |date=7 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-keeps-dhanush-busy-during-pongal-news-national-obomuqffjiesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823205507/http://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-keeps-dhanush-busy-during-pongal-news-national-obomuqffjiesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 August 2014|title='Anegan' keeps Dhanush busy during Pongal|work=[[Sify]]|date=14 January 2014|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> where a song sequence was choreographed by Baba Baskar.<ref name = Anegan3/> According to unit members, Amyra stunned the unit with her perfect lip sync for Tamil dialogues and that she overshadowed the hero in some places as well.<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140815/entertainment-kollywood/gallery/dhanush-starrer-anegan-movie-working-stills "On the sets of Dhanush starrer 'Anegan'"]. ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]''. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.</ref> By 29 May 2014, 90% of the movie was shot, including 3 song sequences. Another song sequence and part of the climax were shot on a farmland, spread over 100 acres, near Puducherry.<ref>[http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/a-report-on-dhanushs-anegan.html "Dhanush's biggest is almost done"]. ''Behindwoods''. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-from-Puducherry-to-Scotland/articleshow/35677252.cms?|title=Dhanush from Puducherry to Scotland|author=V. Lakshmi|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 May 2014|access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> During the process of shooting the climax, which was reported to be a racy stunt sequence, Dhanush injured his leg severely, because of which shooting was halted for 3 weeks, after which Dhanush recovered and shooting proceeded as scheduled.<ref name = Anegan2>{{cite web|author=Ravi, Nandita|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-recovers-from-injury-to-shoot-Anegan-climax/articleshow/37619139.cms?|title=Dhanush recovers from injury; to shoot 'Anegan' climax|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 July 2014 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> The team then went to [[Scotland]] to shoot for a song sequence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/108490.html|title=Dhanush, K. V. Anand & team stationed in Puducherry|work=Indiaglitz|date=4 June 2014|access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> In mid-August 2014, the filming was almost done with just a song left to be shot in [[Chennai]] on 1 September 2014.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/dhanush-in-anegan-is-nearing-completion.html|title=Dhanush Vs Vijay this time?|work=Behindwoods|date=19 August 2014|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> On 26 August 2014, Dhanush stated that he had started dubbing for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/will-anegan-release-for-this-diwali.html|title=Harris Jayaraj is almost done ... Dhanush begins ...|work=Behindwoods|date=27 August 2014|access-date=27 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920094504/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/will-anegan-release-for-this-diwali.html|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/mobile/movies/dhanush-starts-dubbing-for-anegan-news-tamil-oi1jvJdbchaji.html |title=Dhanush starts dubbing for 'Anegan' |work=[[Sify]] |date=27 August 2014 |access-date=27 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908073511/http://www.sify.com/mobile/movies/dhanush-starts-dubbing-for-anegan-news-tamil-oi1jvJdbchaji.html |archive-date=8 September 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>Seshagiri, Sangeetha (27 August 2014). {{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tv/dhanush-excited-and-thrilled-20647 |title=Dhanush excited and thrilled |work=[[International Business Times]] |access-date=27 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903151742/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tv/dhanush-excited-and-thrilled-20647 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref> On 15 September 2014, Anand confirmed that the shooting of the film was completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/Like_to_work_with_Dhanush_in_100_films_KV_Anand-444084/ENTERTAINMENT/15|title=Like to work with Dhanush in 100 films: K.V Anand|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|date=16 September 2014|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref> | ||
== Themes and influences == | == Themes and influences == | ||
M. Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' in his review stated that the film "[had] traces of ''[[Magadheera]]'', ''[[Enakkul Oruvan (1984 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]]'', ''[[Cloud Atlas (film)|Cloud Atlas]]'' and ''[[The Fountain (film)|The Fountain]]''" but attributed the comparison "mainly due to the reincarnation theme."<ref name="Times">{{cite news|author=M.Suganth|date=13 February 2015|title=Anegan Review|newspaper=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Anegan/movie-review/46236503.cms}}</ref> | M. Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' in his review stated that the film "[had] traces of ''[[Magadheera]]'', ''[[Enakkul Oruvan (1984 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]]'', ''[[Cloud Atlas (film)|Cloud Atlas]]'' and ''[[The Fountain (film)|The Fountain]]''" but attributed the comparison "mainly due to the reincarnation theme."<ref name="Times">{{cite news|author=M.Suganth|date=13 February 2015|title=Anegan Review|newspaper=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Anegan/movie-review/46236503.cms}}</ref> | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{Main|Anegan (soundtrack)}} | {{Main|Anegan (soundtrack)}} | ||
The film's soundtrack is scored by [[K. V. Anand]]'s regular collaborator [[Harris Jayaraj]],<ref name=":3" /> which was his first and only collaboration with [[Dhanush]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/dhanush-and-harris-jayaraj-join-for-the-first-time-dhanush-harris-jayaraj-03-08-13.html|title=Dhanush and Harris Jayaraj join for the first time!|work=Behindwoods|date=3 August 2013|access-date=27 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920092736/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/dhanush-and-harris-jayaraj-join-for-the-first-time-dhanush-harris-jayaraj-03-08-13.html|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> The soundtrack album features six tracks, written by [[Vairamuthu]], [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]], [[Rokesh]] and [[C. S. Amudhan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/anegans-songs-promise-to-be-spectacular.html|title=Another musical treat lined up in Dhanush's 'Anegan'|work=Behindwoods|date=29 May 2014|access-date=29 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920092747/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/anegans-songs-promise-to-be-spectacular.html|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> Recording of the songs took place within April to August 2014.<ref name="TOIAn">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Harris-Jayaraj-on-Anegan-and-Thala55-audio/articleshow/40907889.cms|title=Harris Jayaraj on 'Anegan' and 'Thala55' audio|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 August 2014|access-date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920093516/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Harris-Jayaraj-on-Anegan-and-Thala55-audio/articleshow/40907889.cms|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> The album was released by [[Sony Music]] on 1 November 2014, through [[iTunes]] and later released at a launch event held on 2 November 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anegan audio on November 2 – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Anegan-audio-on-November-10/articleshow/45010904.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> at the [[Suryan FM 93.5|Suryan FM 93.5 Radio Station]], in the presence of the film's cast and crew.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anegan Audio Launch, Anegan Audio Launch, Anegan , Dhanush|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/anegan/anegan-movie-3.html|access-date=2020-07-08|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> The soundtrack album received positive reviews,<ref>{{Cite web|last=V.P|first=Nicy|date=2014-11-02|title=Dhanush's 'Anegan' Music Review Roundup: Harris Jayaraj Strikes Again [AUDIO]|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/dhanushs-anegan-music-review-roundup-harris-jayaraj-strikes-again-audio-613567|access-date=2020-07-08|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en}}</ref> and the song "Danga Maari Oodhari" became a chartbuster upon release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shankar's tears apart Dhanush's song – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Shankars-tears-apart-Dhanushs-song/articleshow/45155867.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=I knew Danga Maari would become a rage: Naveen Madhav – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/I-knew-Danga-Maari-would-become-a-rage-Naveen-Madhav/articleshow/46163075.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | The film's soundtrack is scored by [[K. V. Anand]]'s regular collaborator [[Harris Jayaraj]],<ref name=":3" /> which was his first and only collaboration with [[Dhanush]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/dhanush-and-harris-jayaraj-join-for-the-first-time-dhanush-harris-jayaraj-03-08-13.html|title=Dhanush and Harris Jayaraj join for the first time!|work=Behindwoods|date=3 August 2013|access-date=27 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920092736/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/dhanush-and-harris-jayaraj-join-for-the-first-time-dhanush-harris-jayaraj-03-08-13.html|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> The soundtrack album features six tracks, written by [[Vairamuthu]], [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]], [[Rokesh]] and [[C. S. Amudhan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/anegans-songs-promise-to-be-spectacular.html|title=Another musical treat lined up in Dhanush's 'Anegan'|work=Behindwoods|date=29 May 2014|access-date=29 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920092747/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/anegans-songs-promise-to-be-spectacular.html|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> Recording of the songs took place within April to August 2014.<ref name="TOIAn">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Harris-Jayaraj-on-Anegan-and-Thala55-audio/articleshow/40907889.cms|title=Harris Jayaraj on 'Anegan' and 'Thala55' audio|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 August 2014|access-date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920093516/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Harris-Jayaraj-on-Anegan-and-Thala55-audio/articleshow/40907889.cms|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> The album was released by [[Sony Music]] on 1 November 2014, through [[iTunes]] and later released at a launch event held on 2 November 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anegan audio on November 2 – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Anegan-audio-on-November-10/articleshow/45010904.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> at the [[Suryan FM 93.5|Suryan FM 93.5 Radio Station]], in the presence of the film's cast and crew.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anegan Audio Launch, Anegan Audio Launch, Anegan , Dhanush|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/anegan/anegan-movie-3.html|access-date=2020-07-08|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> The soundtrack album received positive reviews,<ref>{{Cite web|last=V.P|first=Nicy|date=2014-11-02|title=Dhanush's 'Anegan' Music Review Roundup: Harris Jayaraj Strikes Again [AUDIO]|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/dhanushs-anegan-music-review-roundup-harris-jayaraj-strikes-again-audio-613567|access-date=2020-07-08|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en}}</ref> and the song "Danga Maari Oodhari" became a chartbuster upon release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shankar's tears apart Dhanush's song – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Shankars-tears-apart-Dhanushs-song/articleshow/45155867.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=I knew Danga Maari would become a rage: Naveen Madhav – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/I-knew-Danga-Maari-would-become-a-rage-Naveen-Madhav/articleshow/46163075.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
<!-- Infobox album and tracklist were included in the article for the film's soundtrack -->== Release == | <!-- Infobox album and tracklist were included in the article for the film's soundtrack -->== Release == | ||
''Anegan'' was touted to be the biggest film in Dhanush's career.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} Initially, the film was rumoured to be released on 22 October 2014, coinciding with [[Diwali]]. However, the makers announced that, the film will not be released on Diwali, clashing with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]-starrer ''[[Kaththi]]'' and [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]-starrer ''[[Poojai]]'', which was scheduled to release on the same date.<ref name=":4" /> In September 2014, the makers announced that the film would be released in November 2014. Furthermore, the uncertainty over the release of [[Rajinikanth]]-starrer ''[[Lingaa]]'', and [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s ''[[I (film)|I]]'' starring [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uncertainity over Lingaa, I's release dates delays Anegan – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Uncertainity-over-Lingaa-Is-release-dates-delays-Anegan/articleshow/44877902.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> led the makers to push the film's release after [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]], which falls on 15 January 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Anegan' to release after Pongal|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-to-release-after-pongal-news-tamil-omfrnPdjeccha.html|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Sify|language=en}}</ref> | ''Anegan'' was touted to be the biggest film in Dhanush's career.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} Initially, the film was rumoured to be released on 22 October 2014, coinciding with [[Diwali]]. However, the makers announced that, the film will not be released on Diwali, clashing with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]-starrer ''[[Kaththi]]'' and [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]-starrer ''[[Poojai]]'', which was scheduled to release on the same date.<ref name=":4" /> In September 2014, the makers announced that the film would be released in November 2014. Furthermore, the uncertainty over the release of [[Rajinikanth]]-starrer ''[[Lingaa]]'', and [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s ''[[I (film)|I]]'' starring [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uncertainity [sic] over Lingaa, I's release dates delays Anegan – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Uncertainity-over-Lingaa-Is-release-dates-delays-Anegan/articleshow/44877902.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> led the makers to push the film's release after [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]], which falls on 15 January 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Anegan' to release after Pongal|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-to-release-after-pongal-news-tamil-omfrnPdjeccha.html|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Sify|language=en}}</ref> In December 2014, the film cleared the censors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhanush's 'Anegan' gets a clean 'U' – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanushs-Anegan-gets-a-clean-U/articleshow/45685019.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The film was later scheduled to release on 29 January 2015, but due to the release of [[Ajith Kumar]]-starrer ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' (2015), which was postponed to 6 February 2015, the makers pushed its release to end February.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Industry annoyed by Yennai Arindhaal delays|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/7110/yennai-arindhaal-delays|access-date=2020-09-04|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref> Since the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]], is scheduled to be held from 14 February 2015 in [[Australia]], the makers brought forward its release to 13 February 2015, which also coincides with the Valentine's Day weekend.<ref>{{Cite web|title=February turns happy month for Dhanush – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/February-turns-happy-month-for-Dhanush/articleshow/46051631.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
Before its release being delayed to 2015, the film was listed by Behindwoods in its "Top 10 most Anticipated films of 2014".<ref>{{cite web|date=7 August 2014|title=8. ANEGAN|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/top-10-most-anticipated-films-of-2014/8-anegan.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https:// | Before its release being delayed to 2015, the film was listed by Behindwoods in its "Top 10 most Anticipated films of 2014".<ref>{{cite web|date=7 August 2014|title=8. ANEGAN|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/top-10-most-anticipated-films-of-2014/8-anegan.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021063624/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/top-10-most-anticipated-films-of-2014/8-anegan.html|archive-date=21 October 2014|access-date=14 August 2014|publisher=Behindwoods|df=dmy}}</ref> The film opened in nearly 1000 screens worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-s-anegan--working-stills-imagegallery-kollywood-pckm7Refehfic.html|title=Anegan releases in nearly 1000 worldwide|publisher=[[sify]]|access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref> plus 400 screens in [[Tamil Nadu]], making it the biggest release in Dhanush's career. The film got exemption from [[entertainment tax]] levied by the state government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhanush's 'Anegan' get tax exemption – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanushs-Anegan-get-tax-exemption/articleshow/46184508.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The film's Tamil Nadu distribution rights, were bought by Dhanush's home banner, [[Wunderbar Films]]. The [[Kerala]] distribution rights were bought by E4 Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhanush's Anegan distribution rights sold – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanushs-Anegan-distribution-rights-sold/articleshow/45096536.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Fox Star Studios, acquired the [[Karnataka]] distribution rights. The overseas rights were bought by [[Ayngaran International]]. In [[United States|US]], Atmus Entertainment bought the distribution rights, and released in 60 screens. The film was dubbed in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Anekudu'', and was released on 27 February 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhanush's 'Anegan' in Telugu from today – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanushs-Anegan-in-Telugu-from-today/articleshow/46464648.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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M. Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and stated, "''Anegan'' is pure camp but also a hugely entertaining one".<ref name="Times" /> Nicy V.P of ''[[The International Business Times]]'' rated it 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "''Anegan'' is a brilliant attempt by KV Anand, he tried a new visual style to tell his story and to an extend he was successful too".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/anegan-movie-review-engaging-movie-charmed-dhanushs-karthiks-performance-623381|title=Anegan is a one time watchable|newspaper=[[The International Business Times]]|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> Udhav Naig of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "With most commercial films recycling the usual plot and its many tropes, full credit to K.V. Anand for striving to narrate a banal plot – full of déjà vu and clichés – in an enterprising manner."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/anegan-falling-in-love-many-times-over/article6892563.ece|title=Falling in love many times over|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> Another reviewer Sudhir Srinivasan wrote "''Anegan''...is a complex story told simplistically. Had the complexity been retained, and had the masala spoon been of lesser size, it would have made for a great film. For now, though, it will have to satisfy itself with being a hit film."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/anegan-movie-review-the-recipe-of-a-box-office-winner/article6892176.ece|title=The recipe for a box office winner|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> ''[[Rediff.com]]'' stated, "The narrative technique and interesting screenplay keep things moving at a brisk pace. But on the downside, there are far too many songs and several unanswered questions".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-anegan-is-engaging-south/20150213.htm|title=Anegan is engaging|publisher=Rediff|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "Gorgeously shot, crisply edited, and handsomely mounted, KV Anand's ''Anegan'' is a fast-paced rollicking adventure ride that is gripping till the very end".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-review-news-tamil-pcnqMLaiecbhh.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214183646/http://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-review-news-tamil-pcnqMLaiecbhh.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2015|title=Anegan Review|publisher=Sify|access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> | M. Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and stated, "''Anegan'' is pure camp but also a hugely entertaining one".<ref name="Times" /> Nicy V.P of ''[[The International Business Times]]'' rated it 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "''Anegan'' is a brilliant attempt by KV Anand, he tried a new visual style to tell his story and to an extend he was successful too".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/anegan-movie-review-engaging-movie-charmed-dhanushs-karthiks-performance-623381|title=Anegan is a one time watchable|newspaper=[[The International Business Times]]|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> Udhav Naig of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "With most commercial films recycling the usual plot and its many tropes, full credit to K.V. Anand for striving to narrate a banal plot – full of déjà vu and clichés – in an enterprising manner."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/anegan-falling-in-love-many-times-over/article6892563.ece|title=Falling in love many times over|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> Another reviewer Sudhir Srinivasan wrote "''Anegan''...is a complex story told simplistically. Had the complexity been retained, and had the masala spoon been of lesser size, it would have made for a great film. For now, though, it will have to satisfy itself with being a hit film."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/anegan-movie-review-the-recipe-of-a-box-office-winner/article6892176.ece|title=The recipe for a box office winner|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> ''[[Rediff.com]]'' stated, "The narrative technique and interesting screenplay keep things moving at a brisk pace. But on the downside, there are far too many songs and several unanswered questions".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-anegan-is-engaging-south/20150213.htm|title=Anegan is engaging|publisher=Rediff|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "Gorgeously shot, crisply edited, and handsomely mounted, KV Anand's ''Anegan'' is a fast-paced rollicking adventure ride that is gripping till the very end".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-review-news-tamil-pcnqMLaiecbhh.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214183646/http://www.sify.com/movies/anegan-review-news-tamil-pcnqMLaiecbhh.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2015|title=Anegan Review|publisher=Sify|access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
''Indiaglitz'' rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Although not a masala perse, ''Anegan'' savours all tastes. There is action, a little bit of revenge, lighthearted comedy, smothering love, all served with a twist from the usual."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/Anegan-tamil-movie-review-18132|title=Love of a long, long time, finally complete in action|publisher=Indiaglitz|access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref> ''Behindwoods.com'' rated it 2.75 out of 5 and stated "Though there are lots of questions which can be raised on the story and happenings, the overall screenplay and editing keeps you engaged by and large."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/anegan/anegan-review.html|title=An entertainer that will keep you engaged|publisher=Behindwoods.com|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> Gautaman Bhaskaran of ''[[The Hindustan Times]]'' rated it 2 stars out of 5 and stated "If ''Anegan'' is a mishmash of many films that one has seen over the years, the performances are passé. Yes, a new look Karthik may be a novelty, but Dhanush appears to be disinterested in changing his style or his roles."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/reviews/anegan-review-same-old-romance-rebirth-and-a-disinterested-dhanush/article1-1316469.aspx|title=Same old romance, rebirth and a disinterested Dhanush|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> | ''Indiaglitz'' rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Although not a masala perse, ''Anegan'' savours all tastes. There is action, a little bit of revenge, lighthearted comedy, smothering love, all served with a twist from the usual."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/Anegan-tamil-movie-review-18132|title=Love of a long, long time, finally complete in action|publisher=Indiaglitz|access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref> ''Behindwoods.com'' rated it 2.75 out of 5 and stated "Though there are lots of questions which can be raised on the story and happenings, the overall screenplay and editing keeps you engaged by and large."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/anegan/anegan-review.html|title=An entertainer that will keep you engaged|publisher=Behindwoods.com|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> Gautaman Bhaskaran of ''[[The Hindustan Times]]'' rated it 2 stars out of 5 and stated "If ''Anegan'' is a mishmash of many films that one has seen over the years, the performances are passé. Yes, a new look Karthik may be a novelty, but Dhanush appears to be disinterested in changing his style or his roles."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/reviews/anegan-review-same-old-romance-rebirth-and-a-disinterested-dhanush/article1-1316469.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213140800/http://www.hindustantimes.com/reviews/anegan-review-same-old-romance-rebirth-and-a-disinterested-dhanush/article1-1316469.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2015|title=Same old romance, rebirth and a disinterested Dhanush|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
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