Anjaan

 

Anjaan is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by N. Lingusamy and produced under his banner Thirupathi Brothers. The film features Suriya and Vidyut Jammwal in the lead roles, while Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Manoj Bajpayee and Dalip Tahil appear in supporting characters. The film follows a handicapped man who arrives in Mumbai looking for his gangster brother and learns of the events behind his disappearance.

Principal photography began on 20 November 2013, in Mumbai and Goa, and was completed in June 2014. The film's cinematography and editing were handled by Santosh Sivan and Anthony, respectively, while Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the soundtrack album and background score. The film was distributed by UTV Motion Pictures. Anjaan was released on 15 August 2014.

 

Suriya

Plot

A handicapped man named Krishna arrives in Mumbai from Kanyakumari to find his brother Raju. A taxi driver named Raja drives him to a bar where he tries to inquire about Raju from the henchmen of Raju's former associate Amar, but is rebuffed. However, Raju's friend Rajiv tells him about Raju's life as a top gangster after learning he's his brother. Krishna then meets Raju's old enemy JK, who reveals Raju spared his life when he could've killed him. JK tells Krishna about Karim Bhai, a close friend of Raju, upon meeting whom Krishna learns about Raju in a flashback. It is revealed that Raju and his brotherly friend Chandru are powerful gangsters to whom Karim himself is a personal friend, while Johnny, Rajiv, Jackie, Manoj and Amar are the henchmen. A new commissioner tries to get rid of them, to counter which Raju kidnaps the commissioner's daughter Jeeva on the night of her marriage, in exchange for freeing his men. The commissioner is forced to agree, but Jeeva explains she didn't want to marry and her getting kidnapped was possible also because of her consent. Soon, the two fall for each other.

Raju and Chandru soon greet a powerful don named Imran, who insults and warns them instead. Chandru takes it to the heart and stays awake all night, but becomes delighted upon finding Raju kidnapped him at the party itself. The duo meets Imran at a spot where he is held captive by Rajiv and have their verbal revenge. Delighted, Chandru gifts Raju a brand new car with Jeeva inside, and tells Raju to have fun for a week. During their vacation, Raju and Jeeva are attacked, but they manage to flee. Returning to his hood, Raju is shattered to find Chandru's mutilated corpse, and in a fit of rage, orders Amar to accompany him in killing Imran. However, Raju is betrayed by Amar, who shoots him, throwing him into the water. Amar then calls Imran and confirms the kill. Back to the present, Krishna is told by Karim to stay hidden when Amar shows up at his taxi stand and thrashes a worker for not giving a taxi he intends to use for illegal gains. However, Krishna is spotted during the return and revealing he killed Raju, Amar orders his henchmen to kill Krishna, who is revealed to be none other than Raju himself when he fights off everyone by himself and shoots Amar dead. He tells Karim he intends to stay Krishna unless his mission to hunt down the traitors is accomplished, and stays at Karim's home.

Karim later reveals Chandru was supposed to meet JK on the day he died, and Jackie didn't tag along. Raju finds Jackie at a horse race stadium and chases after him, making him reveal he first tried to contact Raju, who was on vacation and then Chandru, but the call was answered by Johnny. Suspecting a mishap, Jackie ran away. Raju gets hold of Johnny using the latter's prostitute girlfriend. Johnny reveals on the day of the meeting, Imran and his henchmen arrived instead of JK. Chandru fought them off, before being held by Johnny, Amar and Manoj and stabbed to death by Imran. Raju called on Chandru's phone to ask about his safety but was answered by Amar, who lied about him being in a meeting. Learning the truth, Raju shoots Johnny and proceeds to kill Manoj along with his henchmen in an ensuing fight. Raju tries to kill Imran at his birthday party but ends up shooting only his virtual projection telecast from Dubai. Imran's henchmen arrive at Karim's house, vandalize it and kidnap Saira, who is revealed to be Jeeva; she wanted to stay away as well keep in touch with Raju by wearing a burqa. Raju goes to the spot and fights off all the henchmen and rescues Jeeva, only to be himself captured and brought to Imran by his top henchmen, who then betray him by helping Raju kill Imran; Raju had convinced them to switch sides. Raju shoots the henchmen, believing even enemies must not have traitors. Before leaving Mumbai, Raju and Jeeva meet Raja, who is shocked to learn it was Raju all along.

 

Cast

·         Suriya as Raju Bhai and Krishna, the protagonist.

·         Vidyut Jammwal as Chandru Bhai, Raju's best friend and partner, who later gets killed by his own henchmen.

·         Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Jeeva (Jiya in Hindi version), Raju's girlfriend and Commissioner's Daughter.

·         Manoj Bajpayee as Imran Bhai, the main antagonist who kills Chandru.

·         Dalip Tahil as JK, Raju's enemy.

·         Soori as Raja, a taxi driver

·         Joe Malloori as Karim Bhai, Chandru and Raju's close friend and a Taxi Driver.

·         Murali Sharma as Johnny, henchman.

·         Asif Basra as Rajiv, henchman.

·         Chetan Hansraj as Manoj, henchman.