Rajkumar Periasamy’s ‘Amaran’, with Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi, is a respectful, watchable action-drama

Flaws and all, this is an important step for Tamil cinema. It has “high moments”. But these high moments are never allowed to go into “mass” territory.

Our films usually tilt towards either the personal life of the protagonist, or the professional life. If we get the story of a professional achiever, the personal life is usually built around a generic love interest. Or if the personal aspects take prominence, then the professional details are reduced to generics like… “Where is that important file?” Rajkumar Periasamy’s second film, Amaran, balances both sides of Major Mukund Varadarajan, played by a committed Sivakarthikeyan. His introduction scene has him in an army posting, in the midst of Indians of all languages and religions, and though there is a show of strength with massive biceps, there is no larger-than-life flavour. The heroism comes naturally, from the profession. And the personal side comes equally naturally. Mukund falls for Indhu (Sai Pallavi), and the way he introduces her to his family is free of any kind of drama. The only high notes come from the always reliable Geetha Kailasam, who plays Mukund’s mother. Her frequent jabs are like a small comedy track.

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