'Man with several shadows') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language period romantic action thriller film co-written and directed by K. V. Anand and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh, and S. Suresh under the banner of AGS Entertainment.

Set in four different time periods, the film is based on the theme of reincarnation, which revolves around Ashwin (Dhanush) and Madhu (Amyra Dastur) who were lovers in their past lives, have been brought together in the present.

The film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj, with cinematography handled by Om Prakash and editing done by Anthony.

After multiple postponements, Anegan was released on 13 February 2015 to positive reviews from critics who praised its visual style, music, narration, plot, and cast performances (especially Dhanush, Karthik and Amyra).

In 2015, the film was dubbed into Hindi as Anek by Goldmines Telefilms Pvt Ltd and released on its YouTube channel.

Munaruna saves Samudra, the daughter of a Burmese army general, from a Ferris wheel accident and they fall in love.

The Burmese general disapproves of the union between Munaruna and Samudra, and revokes the privileges that the Tamil immigrants had until then.

In present-day India, Samudra, who is now known as Madhu, tells her psychiatrist Dr. Radhika that she has already met Saamuda and Mallika as Jagan and Meera, who are fellow programmers in the game development company where she works.

Madhu dreams about overhearing Inspector Gopinath's conversation about a couple named Kaali and Kalyani, when she intervenes and says that she knows their whereabouts.

Madhu hallucinates about her third birth, where she is Kalyani, a brahmin girl who falls in love with a goon called Kaali.

Kalyani tells Kaali to confess his crimes and serve out his time in prison in return for her hand in marriage.

Ashwin finds video games with plots resembling the stories of Madhu's previous births and Meera's hallucination before her death.

Radhika reveals that Kiran has been giving illegal drugs to his employees to boost their creativity to profit with intense and uniquely themed games.

As a side effect of the drug, the employees hallucinate, leading to Madhu's memories of her "past lives" and the recalling of the story of Kalyani as her own.

Gopinath covers up the death as a suicide with Ashwin's help, stating that Kiran killed himself for fear of dealing with the repercussions of his illegal activities.

Initially, K. V. Anand, narrated the story to Vijay first, but he could not commit the project, due to date issues, and suggested Dhanush's name.

Anand joined hands with AGS Entertainment for the second time after Maattraan (2012), and it was confirmed that the production company would also distribute the film worldwide.

[11] The film, a romantic entertainer laced with action was titled Anegan, meaning "the man with many shadows", according to Tamil poet Manikkavacakar, from his volume, Tiruvacakam.

[2][3] It was revealed that the story comprises multiple period set-ups, and in one of the segments, Dhanush goes back to his previous birth.

[12] The technical crew consisted of cinematography by Om Prakash, editing by Anthony, action by Kanal Kannan and the dialogues were written by Subha.

[13] Alia Bhatt was rumoured to be playing the lead,[14] before Amyra Dastur, a model who made her film debut in Issaq (2013) was later cast opposite Dhanush.

[38] M. Suganth of The Times of India in his review stated that the film "[had] traces of Magadheera, Enakkul Oruvan, Cloud Atlas and The Fountain" but attributed the comparison "mainly due to the reincarnation theme.

[44] The soundtrack album received positive reviews,[45] and the song "Danga Maari Oodhari" became a chartbuster upon release.

[68] M. Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and stated, "Anegan is pure camp but also a hugely entertaining one".

[39] Nicy V.P of The International Business Times rated it 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "Anegan is a brilliant attempt by KV Anand, he tried a new visual style to tell his story and to an extent he was successful too".

[69] Udhav Naig of The Hindu wrote, "With most commercial films recycling the usual plot and its many tropes, full credit to K.V.

Anand for striving to narrate a banal plot – full of déjà vu and clichés – in an enterprising manner.

[72] Sify wrote, "Gorgeously shot, crisply edited, and handsomely mounted, KV Anand's Anegan is a fast-paced rollicking adventure ride that is gripping till the very end".

"[74] Behindwoods.com rated it 2.75 out of 5 and stated "Though there are lots of questions which can be raised on the story and happenings, the overall screenplay and editing keeps you engaged by and large.

"[75] Gautaman Bhaskaran of The Hindustan Times rated it 2 stars out of 5 and stated "If Anegan is a mishmash of many films that one has seen over the years, the performances are passé.