He is beauty, he is the ugly truth: Shankar's man-beast in I

Shankar's I is a Tamil romantic thriller that is all set to release on January 14, 2015 (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

Updated on: Jan 10, 2015 3:13 PM IST

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Shankar's I is a Tamil romantic thriller that is all set to release on January 14, 2015 (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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The film has been dubbed in Hindi and Telugu and is called I in those versions too. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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Vikram's character Lingesan is modelled on Arnold Schwarzenegger though for most part of the film, Vikram carries the hunchbacked look. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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Vikram has been aggressively promoting his film, even appearing in Salman Khan hosted Bigg Boss 8. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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After Arnold Schwarzenegger, it is being reported that Rambo guy Sylvester Stallone is expected to be part of Shankar's I promotion. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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Shankar's magnum opus I is expected to hit the screens on Diwali. Trouble is so superstar Vijay's Kaththi, directed by Murugadoss. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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Vikram's I has done what doesn't routinely happen -- the trailer beat Bang Bang trailer to touch 1 million hits in 12 hours, one hour less than Bang Bang. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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Tamil director Shankar's I is a romantic thriller starring Vikram and Amy Jackson. At an estimated budget of Rs 150 - 180 crore (media reports), I is one of the most ambitious projects made in India. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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This is the story of a man who turns into a beast and is in conflict with the rest of the world. The 'monster' is sometimes a Werewolf and at other times, a lookalike of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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Vikram's character in the film is a bodybuilder going by the name Lingeswaran who is preparing for the Mr Tamil Nadu contest. Vikram as the hunchbacked character is called Koonan. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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'I' has been in making for two years now. It has been reported that Vikram underwent weight gain and loss over the course of the shoot of the film. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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The music is by AR Rahman while the story and screenplay is by Shankar and Shubha. The cinematography has been handled by PC Sreeram. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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About 25 percent of I has been shot in China. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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The special effect of the film have been done by New Zealand based Weta Digital. These are same guys who have worked on James Cameron's Avatar and Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)

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Praise for the film and its lead actor came from none other than the Tamil superstar Rajinikanth himself who was present at the audio launch on September 15 in Chennai. (I.VikramMovie/Facebook)