| Directed by | N. Lingusamy |
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| Produced by | Siddharth Roy Kapur N. Subash Chandrabose |
| Written by | Brinda Sarathy (dialogues) |
| Story by | N. Lingusamy |
| Starring | Suriya Sivakumar Samantha Ruth Prabhu Vidyut Jamwal |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | Anthony |
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| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures[1] |
Release dates
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Running time
| 166 minutes[3] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
A handicapped Krishna (Suriya) arrives at Mumbai. He, along with a taxi driver Raja (Soori) travel along Mumbai to look for his brother. He then meets a close friend of Raju and tells Krishna that Raju is Raju Bhai (Suriya). He then meets JK (Dalip Tahil) and he tells his experience with Raju Bhai and tells him that Raju could have killed him but spared JK. Krishna finally meets Karim Bhai (Joe Malloori) and he tells Krishna that Raju and Chandru (Vidyut Jamwal) were inseparable friends and were growing dons as they emerging in the underworld their enemies too grows. Then a new Commissioner (Bikramjeet Kanwarpal) plans to clean the city and kills a few people of Raju's gang. Raju then retaliates this by kidnapping the Commissioner's daughter Jeeva (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) and keeps her as a hostage for a day and when Raju goes to leave her back she tells that she actually doesn't want to go and doesn't want to marry because she didn't love anyone. Both of them then develop love. Things go well until Raju and Chandru invoke the wrath of Imran Bhai (Manoj Bajpai) who is a bigger and more powerful don than them and Chandru keeps chanting what Imran says to him that Imran would 'shoot them like pigs'. Raju then gives Chandru a surprise by capturing Imran. Chandru becomes thrilled about it and gives Raju a surprise by getting him a new car. Raju then meets Jeeva inside. Chandru tells him that he had given Raju a surprise and tells him to stay away for seven days with Jeeva. Raju and Jeeva have a blast. When Raju comes back he sees Chandru murdered in a ghastly manner. A frustrated Raju goes in search of the killers and he is also shot by his own man, Amar. Krishna then becomes worried. At that very time Amar gets to know that Krishna was looking for him and tries to kill Krishna. Then it is revealed that Krishna is Raju. Raju then fights them and kills Amar. He then goes to find Jackie in a horse race. Jackie tells him to ask Johnny (Murali Sharma). Raju then finds Johnny in a shopping mall and Johnny tells him that they along with Imran had plotted to kill Chandru when Raju was away. A disappointed Raju kills Johnny. Raju then kills one more betrayer, Manoj (Chetan Hansraj), in a fight and shoots him. Then Imran's men kidnap Karim Bhai's daughter. When Raju gets there Karim tells him it wasn't his daughter, it was Jeeva. Raju finally battles them and at last kills Imran Bhai. Raju, after rescuing Jeeva, reunites with her and both happily leave Mumbai.
Cast
- Suriya as Raju Bhai (Krishna)
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Jeeva
- Vidyut Jamwal as Chandru Bhai
- Soori as Raja
- Brahmanandam as Guru Shastri
- Manoj Bajpayee as Imran Bhai
- Dalip Tahil as JK
- Murali Sharma as Johnny
- Asif Basra as Rajiv
- Joe Malloori as Karim Bhai
- Bikramjeet Kanwarpal as Commissioner
- Chetan Hansraj as Manoj
- Chitrangada Singh in a special appearance
- Maryam Zakaria in a special appearance
- Sanjana Singh as Sindhu
Production
Development
In July 2012, it was reported first that Suriya had signed on Lingusamy's film to be produced under the director's banner and that he would work on it after Maattrraan (2012) and Hari's Singam 2 (2013).[9] After the completion of both movies, the actor was reported to work simultaneously with Lingusamy and director Gautham Menon for a film titled Dhruva Natchathiram.[10] In September 2013, many sources incorrectly stated that the film was titled Mumbai Rowdy, however, the director denied these as rumors.[11] Suriya reportedly waited for six months after Singam 2, but failed to receive a complete script from Gautham Menon and no progress took place in this period of time. Owing to this reason, he opted out of Gautham's film in October 2013 and announced that he would soon start work on Lingusamy's film.[12] The director confirmed the news and also stated the film would officially start filming from mid-November 2013. It was said that the script had been modified a few times.[13] The film was started without a title. In January 2014, the title was officially announced to be Anjaan.[14] Vijay Milton was initially signed by Lingusamy as the cinematographer for the film,[15] but in October 2013 he was replaced with Santosh Sivan, collaborating with Lingusamy for the first time.[16] The film's editing was reported to be handled by Anthony while Rajeevan was recruited as the art director. Brinda Sarathy was confirmed to be the dialogue writer for the film.[17]
Casting
In early November 2013, Manoj Bajpai was reported to be playing the film's antagonist while Vidyut Jamwal would also appear in a prominent role.[18] Dalip Tahil was signed on for the role of a small, but powerful don in the film.[19] In January 2014, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu was added to the cast.[20] Comedian Vivek was approached to play a role in the film,[21] but could not take up the offer as a result of date clashes with Vai Raja Vai.[22] Instead in March 2014, another comedian Soori was signed.[23] Sana Khan was approached to do a special number in the film but she declined the offer as she wanted to promote her Bollywood film Jai Ho (2014).[24] Actress Maryam Zakaria was chosen to do an item number in the film.[25]Chitrangada Singh was chosen for another item number after discussions to have Sonakshi Sinha[26] and later, Kareena Kapoor, in the song were unsuccessful.[27]
Filming
In mid-October 2013, a test shoot occurred with Suriya and Malavika Rampradeep, a Bharatanatyam dancer, with the Red Dragon 6K Digital camera along with a high zoom lens.[28] It was reported that it was the first film in the world to be shot with the camera.[29] The technology had not even been used in Hollywood films, according to the makers.[30] Suriya was said to possess two different appearances for filming, starting with a raw and jagged look,[17] whereas, his other look was not yet revealed and that it was kept as a surprise for his fans in the movie.[31] Filming started on 20 November 2013 in Mumbai.[32] A few days before it began, Suriya completed a photo-shoot of the film which was done by still photographer Venkatram.[33] The lead actors were shooting in Mumbai, but came back to Chennai before the one-month schedule.[34] In December 2013 the intro song was filmed with Suriya, Vidyut Jamwal and Maryam Zakaria.[25] The song was shot in a set, worth ₹80 lakh (US$120,000), that had been erected in Borivali in Mumbai.[35] The first schedule was wrapped in early January 2014.[36] In early February 2014, the crew was shooting for a song sequence in Panchgani.[37][38] The third schedule started on 5 March 2014 in Mumbai.[39] An item number featuring Manoj Bajpai and Chitrangada Singh was shot in March 2014.[26] The song written by Na. Muthukumar was shot in June 2014 at the Morjim and Miramar beaches of Goa during the final schedule of 10 days.[40]
While shooting for the film in Goa, Suriya injured his knee during a stunt sequence. Lingusamy stated that the actor suffered a minor ligament tear when a fighter who weighed about 120 kg fell from a height on his leg. The entire unit panicked when the incident happened but the actor wasn't fluttered. The director clarified that Suriya would be fit and fine soon and that he took a short break from shooting.[41][42]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack and the score for the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, making Anjaan the fourth collaboration between the composer and director Lingusamy. The soundtrack album, released on 23 July 2014 to positive reviews, features five tracks, written by four lyricists. The male portion of one of the songs, "Ek Do Theen", was sung by Suriya and became his first attempt at playback singing
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