I (Movie) Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Genre | Action Comedy Drama Romance Thriller |
| Release date | 14 January 2015 |
| Running time | 3hr 8min |
| Starring | Vikram Amy Jackson Suresh Gopi |
| Directed by | S. Shankar |
| Written by | S. Shankar (Story & Screenplay) Subha (Dialogues) |
| Produced by | V RavichandranD. Ramesh Babu |
| Cinematography by | P. C. Sreeram AA Films (Hindi) |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Production Company | Aascar Films Pvt. Ltd. |
| Distributor | Aascar Films Pvt. Ltd.Global United Media (Kerala) |
I (Movie) Movie Cast & Characters:
- Vikram as Lingesan “Lee”, a bodybuilder-turned-supermodel/hunchback
- Amy Jackson as Diya, a supermodel and Lingesan’s love interest (Voice dubbed by Raveena Ravi in Tamil and Chinmayi in Hindi)
- Suresh Gopi as Dr. Vasudevan, Diya’s family doctor and guardian-turned traitor
- Santhanam as Babu, Lingesan’s best friend
- Upen Patel as John, another supermodel who loses his fame because of Lingesan’s rise
- G. Ramkumar as Indrakumar
- Ojas Rajani as Osma Jasmine, a transgender makeup artist
- M. Kamaraj as Ravi, another bodybuilder
- Mahru Sheikh as Diya’s Mother
- Azhagu as Lingesan’s father
- T. K. Kala as Lingesan’s mother
- Mohan Kapoor as Sushil, ad film director
- Alfred Hsing as John’s henchman
- Hello Kandasamy
- Cameo appearances
- R. Sarathkumar as himself
- Srinivasan as Keerthivasan
- Yogi Babu as Keerthivasan’s fan
Storyline:
The film tells the story of a rich and handsome bodybuilder and supermodel named Lingesan (played by Vikram), who became a Hunchback by the hands of his enemies by using a Virus. After being deformed, exacts revenge upon those who were responsible for his predicament. Parts of the film were loosely based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Beauty and the Beast.
I (Movie) Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹100 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹239.35 crore |
About I (Movie) Movie:
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 climax train fight scene was shot in the railway stations of Chengalpattu, Rayagada, Brahmapur and Visakhapatnam.
Weta Workshop worked on the digital and prosthetic make-up and background arts for the film.
According to VFX supervisor Srinivas Mohan, the visual effects work began during mid-January 2014 and processed for more than 9 months.
A report from International Business Times published in December 2013, stated about the release of I, which will hit theatres on the occasion of Tamil New Year (14 April 2014), thereby clashing with Rajinikanth-starrer Kochadaiyaan. However, the film was pushed due to production delays. In February 2014, trade circuits reported that the film will be scheduled for release in the summer of 2014 (May—June). In late July 2014, it was further reported that the film will be released on the occasion of Diwali (22 October 2014), which was officially confirmed by the producers during August, in a clash with Vijay’s Kaththi and Vishal’s Poojai. The date was later pushed due to extensive post-production and dubbing works. In November 2014, the producers officially announced that the film will release on the occasion of Pongal (15 January 2015). The release date was later finalized as 14 January 2015.
Prior to the release of the film, the Madras High Court passed an interim stay on the release till 30 January 2015, following a petition filed by Chennai-based Picturehouse Media Limited which alleged violation of financial and commercial agreements between the company and producers. However, Sreedhar Pillai, film critic and journalist tweeted that the legal tussles between the two parties were solved amicably and announced that the film would release as planned.
The film and the original Tamil version were dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi.
I received mostly positive reviews from critics with praise for Shankar’s direction, the performances (especially Vikram, Suresh Gopi and Amy Jackson), the technical aspects of the film (especially the visual effects, cinematography, costume design and makeup), and A.R. Rahman’s soundtrack and background score, though the length, pace and editing received some criticism.
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.
Vikram won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film.
The media rights of the film were purchased by Jaya TV for ₹20 crore (US$2.5 million). The media rights included satellite rights and ringtones.
