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Naan (2012)

Naan poster
Original title
நான்
Directed by
Jeeva Shankar
Genre
crime thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
G
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A psychopathic killer attempts to escape his past and assume someone else's identity. The story follows his calculated moves and the unraveling consequences.

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What happens

Naan (English: Me) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeeva Shankar in his directorial debut. Composer Vijay Antony plays the lead role of a psychopathic killer; he also produced the film and worked as the music director. Siddharth Venugopal and Rupa Manjari appeared in supporting roles. The filming of Naan began in October 2011, and the film was released on 15 August 2012. The movie was remade in Bengali in 2015 as Amanush 2 and in Kannada in 2016 as Asthitva. The film was followed by a sequel titled Salim, an action thriller that released in 2014. The plot of the film is loosely based on 1999 American film The Talented Mr. Ripley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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