I (2015 film)

I
Theatrical poster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Shankar
Written byS. Shankar
Dialogues by
Produced by
V Ravichandran
  • D. Ramesh Babu
Starring
CinematographyP. C. Sreeram
Edited byAnthony
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Distributed by
Aascar Films Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)
Running time
188 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹100 crore[2]
Box office₹240 crore[3][4][5][6]

I is a 2015 Indian romantic science fiction action film directed by S. Shankar, produced and distributed by V. Ravichandran under Aascar Films. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles, while Santhanam, Upen Patel, Ojas Rajani (in her film debut) and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal roles. The film, told in nonlinear narrative, tells the story of a bodybuilder-turned-supermodel Lingesan alias Lee, who sets out to exact revenge against his enemies after they turn him into a hunchback by injecting him with I virus.[7] The parts of the film were loosely based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Beauty and the Beast.[8]

The soundtrack and musical score were composed by A. R. Rahman, while production design was handled by T. Muthuraj. P. C. Sreeram was the film's cinematographer and editing was done by Anthony. The VFX 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.[9] Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai, Bangkok, Jodhpur, Kodaikanal, Pollachi, Bangalore and Mysore. The climax train fight scene was shot in the railway stations of Chengalpattu, Rayagada, Brahmapur and Visakhapatnam. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi languages, along with the original Tamil version.[10][11]

I was released on 14 January 2015, coinciding with Pongal festival, and received positive reviews from critics with praise for its direction, acting (especially Suresh Gopi, Vikram and Amy Jackson), cinematography, visual effects, production design, action sequences and music, but criticized its runtime, pace and editing.[12] The film was a commercial success, grossing ₹227—240 crore worldwide, becoming one of the highest grossing Tamil films of all time and Vikram's highest-grossing film until Ponniyin Selvan: I. Vikram won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film.[13]

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  3. ^ "Times of India Tamil Samayam ₹227 crore". Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ "NDTV ₹239 crore". Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Forbes ₹240 crore". Forbes. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (15 December 2015). "SS Rajamouli's Baahubali to Ajith's Vedalam: The Top 10 Highest grossing Tamil movies in 2015". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  7. ^ "'I' – Vikram takes 'Beauty and The Beast' to another level (IANS Movie Review, Rating – ****)". Business Standard. Indo-Asian News Service. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Shankar's I | Making of Songs| Aascar Film| V. Ravichandran| Chiyaan Vikram, Amy Jackson – YouTube". www.youtube.com. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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  10. ^ "'I' will remain 'I'". Behindwoods. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Vikram putting extra effort for Hindi dubbing of Movie I". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  12. ^ Blockbuster is the word now for 'I' Archived 28 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Behindwoods.com (16 February 2015). Retrieved on 18 July 2015.
  13. ^ Suganth, M.; Balachandran, Logesh. "Vikram, Nayan take home Best Actor awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.