Amaran (2024 film)
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Amaran (transl. The Immortal) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language biographical action war film written and directed by Rajkumar Periasamy and produced by Raaj Kamal Films International, together with Sony Pictures Films India. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan as Major Mukund Varadarajan and Sai Pallavi as Mukund's wife Indhu Rebecca Varghese. It is an adaptation of the book India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh, which consists of a chapter on Mukund. The film follows Indhu, who is on her way to receive the Ashoka Chakra award on behalf of her late husband Mukund, remembering Mukund's life and career. The film was officially announced in January 2022 under the tentative title Sivakarthikeyan 21, as it was Sivakarthikeyan's 21st film as a lead actor. The official title was announced in February 2024. Principal photography commenced in May 2023 with the first schedule at Jammu and Kashmir, which continued for 75 days over the next three months. The subsequent portions of the movie were shot in Chennai and Pondicherry, and the shooting was wrapped after a year in May 2024. The music for the film was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography was handled by CH Sai and editing was done by R. Kalaivanan. The film was released in theatres worldwide on 31 October 2024 coinciding with Diwali. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised cast performances, direction, screenplay, and music and set several box office records, emerging as the second highest-grossing Tamil film of 2024, ninth highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, eighth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time and the sixth highest-grossing film in Tamil Nadu.
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| Festival | Section | Screening Dates | Notes | Ref |
| BIFFeS | Indian Cinema Competition | March 1 - 8, 2025 | — | |
| CIFF | — | December 12 - 19, 2024 | For awards won, see awards section | |
| Indian Film Festival of Alberta (IFFA) | Special Screening | September 7, 2025 | Closing film | |
| Indian Film Festival South Africa (IFFSA) | Cinema | March 9, 2025 | Organised by High Commission of India, Pretoria, and the Consulate General of India, Johannesburg | |
| IFFI | Indian Panorama | November 20 - 28, 2025 | For awards won, see awards section |
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
| CIFF | 2024 | Best Actor (Female) | Sai Pallavi | Won | |
| Best Cinematographer | CH Sai | Won | |||
| Best Feature Film | "Amaran" | Won | |||
| IFFI | 2025 | International Competition - Best Feature Film | Nominated | ||
| KFCA Awards | 2025 | Best Other Language Movie | Won | ||
| SIIMA | 2025 | Best Film - Tamil | Won | ||
| Best Actor (Female) - Tamil | Sai Pallavi | Won | |||
| Best Actor (Male) - Tamil | Sivakarthikeyan | Won | |||
| Best Director - Tamil | Rajkumar Periasamy | Won | |||
| Best Cinematographer - Tamil | CH Sai | Won | |||
| World Culture Film Festival | 2025 | International Film Awards | "Amaran" | Nominated |
References
- Dinamani and ETV Bharat reported the gross as ₹300 crore. Moneycontrol stated that the film grossed ₹335 crore.
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