"Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD)" or "Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)" is a psychological disorder wherein a person who is not able to cope with stress and pain he/she is undergoing, creates an alter/personality within himself/herself in order to be able to cope with the situation.
I saw the movie "Anniyan"...though I do not understand Tamil, I could get most of the movie. It is a well-directed movie and the portrayal of MPD in the movie is excellent. Of course, there are some action sequences which may seem specious, but think about it - this is not an art movie, it is a commercial movie for the masses - so such things are bound to be there.... ;)
"Tell me your dreams" by Sidney Sheldon is one other novel where MPD is explained in detail and the novel is gripping. Here the protagonist Ashley Patterson has three alters, one being hereself, the other a violent protector (Antoniette Prescott), and lastly a meek painter (Alette Peters) - the novel is really worth a read. The movie does take something from this novel, the protagonist in the movie, Ambi(aka Ramanujam), also has three alters - one is himself, the other a violent killer (Anniyan), and the last one a lover boy (Remo). The court sequences also closely folow those in the novel. This is one of the good movies in Tamil that I have watched. Really worth a watch!
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