Anniyan what he perceives as social ills resulting from typical governmental inertia." In an interview with "The Hindu", Shankar elaborated on the message he conveys through the film: Following the release of the trailer on 7 May 2005, the film was believed to be inspired by the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson novel, "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". Upon the film release, "The Hindu" drew parallels between it and the 1998 novel "Tell Me Your Dreams" by Sidney Sheldon. Shankar denied that the film was inspired by "Tell Me Your Dreams", claiming that he knew of the novel only
Robert Horne Stevenson Robert Horne Stevenson Rev. Robert Horne Stevenson DD (27 October 1812 – 15 November 1886) was a Scottish minister. The son of John Stevenson of Gartclash, farmer, and Margaret, daughter of Robert Horne of Braziets, he was born at Netherinch, Campsie. He was educated at Campsie School and the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. He was licensed by Presbytery of Dumbarton on 23 October 1832, and was tutor to A. J. Dennistoun-Brown of Balloch, with whom he travelled extensively on the continent of Europe. He served as missionary in the Second Charge, Kilmarnock, and was assistant at Crieff from 1839,