I (also known as Shankar's I ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil romantic thriller film written and directed by Shankar and co-written by Subha. Produced and distributed by V. Ravichandran under his production company, Aascar Films, the film features Vikram, Amy Jackson and Suresh Gopi in lead roles while Upen Patel, Santhanam and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal 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 turned him into a hunchback.The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Vikram's performance and the computer-generated imagery, but criticised the writing and the film's excessive length. The film was a commercial success, grossing INR2.03 billion (US$32 million) worldwide from all versions in nineteen days.
Cast:
Vikram as Lingesan (Lee)
Amy Jackson as Diya
Santhanam as Babu
Suresh Gopi as Dr. Vasudevan
Upen Patel as John
Ramkumar Ganesan as Indra Kumar
Ojas Rajani as Osma Jasmine
M. Kamaraj as Ravi
Azhagu as Lingesan's father
T. K. Kala as Lingesan's mother
Mohan Kapoor as an ad film-maker
Srinivasan as Keerthivasan
Sarath Kumar as himself (Cameo appearance)
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