Overview
A thrilling tale of love and revenge in the high-stakes world of modeling.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- exuberant
- melodramatic
- intense
- South Indian movie marathon
- spectacle night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Shankar's visual ambition, Vikram's committed performance, action, cinematography, music, and effects, while finding the screenplay overlong and the villains underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lingesan's rise as a bodybuilder and model provokes powerful rivals who orchestrate escalating attacks on his life and image.
The plot foregrounds bodybuilding, prosthetic makeup, disfigurement, electrocution, burning, and a hunchbacked appearance.
The central conflict grows from advertising, modeling privilege, sexual coercion, professional blacklisting, and elite revenge.
Vikram's Lingesan is presented across bodybuilding, modeling, and severe bodily transformation, a major focus of the film's reception.
Films like I, and why
Enthiran
lavish Indian action spectacle combining romance, melodrama, revenge, elaborate musical presentation, and heightened visual design
Anniyan
stylized South Indian blockbuster built around a charismatic star, romantic stakes, theatrical action, and maximalist production craft
Ghajini
melodramatic revenge thriller with elaborate transformations, heightened villains, and emotionally intense romance
Baahubali: The Beginning
over-the-top Indian romantic action film driven by betrayal, revenge, spectacle, and a highly physical central performance
Movie Details
- Director
- Shankar
- Release Date
- 2015-01-04
- Runtime
- 170 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (140)
Cast
- Vikram
- Amy Jackson
- Suresh Gopi
- Upen Patel
- Ramkumar Ganesan
- Santhanam
- Ojas Rajani
- T. K. Kala
- Azhagu
- M.Kamaraj
Common questions
- What is I about?
- A bodybuilder-turned-model wages an extravagant revenge campaign after jealous elites destroy his career, body, and romance.
- What is I like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is I violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in I as graphic.
- What did critics think of I?
- Critics broadly praised Shankar's visual ambition, Vikram's committed performance, action, cinematography, music, and effects, while finding the screenplay overlong and the villains underdeveloped.
- Which films are like I?
- Films with a similar feel include Enthiran, Anniyan, Ghajini, and Baahubali: The Beginning.
- How long is I?
- I runs 170 minutes.
