Based on an inspiring true story, the movie ‘Amaran’ is chart- topping.“Even on day 32, the Sivakarthikeyan starrer war drama movie ‘Amaran’ is raking in good numbers at the box office”, Times of India reported. ‘Amaran’ is remarkable in many ways, and it tweaks and twitches at the heartstrings of the viewers with its touching and eloquent story that runs through the most sensitive and emotional life trajectories of a serviceman and his beloved; an abundance of love, endurance, patience and bravery become phenomenal forces throughout the screen play. Being the central protagonists, Maj Mukund Varadarajan, played by Sivakarthikeyan and Indhu Rebecca Varghese, played by Sai Pallavi spellbind the audience with an incredibly captivating and moving cinematic bombshell. Maj. Mukund Varadarajan was a committed and dedicated officer in the Indian military whose scarcely credible and prodigious fearlessness, facilitated by an overwhelming courage and self-confidence made him an exception in the Indian military during a counterterrorism operation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Posthumously awarded
Maj, Mukund Varadarajan was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India’s highest military decoration; this bitof remarkable valour and self-sacrifice,done by Maj Mukund becomes the plot of Amaran. The top-notch film is predominantly an affecting roller coaster with an enormous degree of patriotism. Giving life to the character of Maj. Mukund Varadarajan, dreamboat actor Sivakarthikeyan, comes off the carpet as if every gun is on fire. Sai Pallavi, portraying the ever popular character of Indhu, devoted and adoring sweetheart of Maj. Mukund is unbelievably eyeful, and the heart stopper in her embraces the audience with her masterful acting that transcends an emotional dilemma; it is an unassuming outburst of love and sacrifice, bonded effortlessly with the weeping but celebrated life of Indhu.
Pallavi and Sivakarthikeyan are the lifeline of ‘Amaran’ where it is rather interesting to watch as to how they collectively nail the characters, played by them. Elevating the cinematic experience unto its superlative, the movie is distinguished as one of the most intense and subtle performances of its very breed that throws down the gauntlet and rebels against the typical and regular formalities in cast and script writing in conventional cinema. Director Rajkumar Periasamy is shrewd and perspicacious notably in terms of his adept and imposing skills in his selected field of cinematography.
Periasamy’s direction effortlessly steers a knotty and intricate subject matter that showcases the negative repercussions of trauma and disappointment, which are predominant in circumstances, engulfed with war and conflict. Periasamy guides his cast so well; I am personally moved by Indhu whose self struggles and immense sacrifices, done in the interests of her country ultimately treat her as a courageous widow of a serviceman. Each cast succeeds, whereas the film retains its realistic and authentic characteristics, which leave no room for doubts, arising with regard to the legitimacy and rightfulness of the story depicted within the movie.
In that light, the extravagant and intense publicity given to the film naturally captures the natural emotion of the film goer; ‘Amaran’, invariably and irresistibly attracts its audience. The characters, notably its two protagonists linger in your mind for a long time following the credits roll; it gives rise to the viewers to muse and ponder about the lives of the people who are serving in the military.
Touching cinematic experience
This awe-inspiring and appealing film gives its viewers an uphill battle to reassess the worth of their standpoint on the life struggles and the sacrifices made by the servicemen of any country who are in the battlefield, putting their lives at risk.
‘Amaran’ itself is simply a touching cinematic experience that focuses on the life of Maj. Mukund Varadarajan, whilst simultaneously absorbing and showcasing the emotional moments and themes that resonate on the aspects of patriotism, love, endurance and courage of the soldiers as well as that of the amazing degree of resilience, endured by their loved ones.
The film’s narrative leaves a lasting impression that inclines and enlivens the viewers to deliberate and speculate on the actual nature of the human conditions and the twist and convolution of war. This intriguing and riveting tale of a martyr is infected with a wave of tragic and catastrophic happenings that are usually inevitable in the lives of any soldier who fights in the battlefield. The engaging plot and meticulously crafted scenes end up with Indhu, sitting right next to the monument of Maj. Mukund Varadarajan; as if she is genuinely feeling the comfort of his hand and the ubiety and ubiquity of the mental territory of her dear departed beloved Mukund, she is seen leaning unto his shoulders. Afterwards, in a fraction of a second, she finds that his shadow fades away and disappears from her vigilant sight. She learns that his soul is deeply settled in her, and it remains with her.
“I have no fear of whoever of whatever, whatsoever. If the sky crumbles all of a sudden, falls on our heads even then”, Maj Mukund Varadarajan utters. ‘Amaran’, a brilliant masterpiece that offers a lavish and enticing experience of the Indian army is a must watch.
