I is a 2015 Indian Tamil romantic thriller movie written and directed by Shankar and co-written by Subha. Produced and distributed by Aascar V. Ravichandran under his production company, Aascar Films, the film features Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles while Suresh Gopi, Upen Patel, Santhanam and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal supporting roles. The soundtrack and film score were composed by A. R. Rahman. Production design was handled by T. Muthuraj. P. C. Sreeram was the film’s cinematographer and editing was done by Anthony.
The visual effects were designed by V. Srinivas Mohan through Rising Sun Pictures. Weta Workshop had worked on the digital and prosthetic make-up and background arts for the film. Principal photography commenced on 15 July 2012. The filming lasted for two years and eight months, during which shooting was done extensively in China. Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai, Bangkok, Jodhpur, Kodaikanal, Pollachi, Bangalore and Mysore. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi along with the Tamil version.
The film, released on 14 January 2015, tells the story of a body builder turned super model, played by Vikram, who after being deformed, exacts revenge upon those who were responsible for his predicament. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised Vikram’s performance and the technical aspects of the film, but criticised the writing and the film’s excessive length.
Directed by Shankar
Produced by V. Ravichandran & D. Ramesh Babu
Written by S Shankar & Subha
Starring Vikram, Amy Jackson
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography P. C. Sreeram
Edited by Anthony
Production Aascar Film
Distributed by Aascar Film , Global United Media (Kerala)
Release dates 14 January 2015
Running time 188 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
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