Amaran is based on the true life story of Major Mukund Vardharajan who succumbed to his injuries during a successful counter terrorism operation.

However, the movie is more than just a tale of heroic exploits of a soldier. It is rather a more humane take on Major Mukund as a person told through the eyes of his wife Indhu Rebecca Varghese

Surprisingly, despite being a movie about an Army Major posted in Kashmir, the jingoism is very restrained.

Infact Rajkumar Periasamy sticks to the storyline of Major Mukund in a very matter-of-fact way, without trying to justify either of the sides by delving unnecessarily into the motives, causes and effects of the situation of Kashmir.

The careful balancing of the script is very obvious as the black and the white sides of Kashmir locals are shown without straying away from the main story.

Sai Pallavi gives a stellar performance as Indhu, as you witness her transformation from a bubbly, almost stupidly besotted college girl, to a mature loving wife and finally to an army widow who takes pride in the sacrifice of her husband shoving her grief somewhere deep down in her heart.

SivaKarthikeyan plays the lead character and has done justice to his part, though I personally felt he looked like a chump in some of the scenes.

The support cast is pretty good with Rahul Bose charming his way in a small role buoyed by the actors who played Sepoy Vikram and Waheed (sorry didn’t get their names, but they were good).

The action scenes are merged with emotional drama, giving the movie a wholesome feel.

I just didn’t like the way the climax was shot, it looked like a first person video game at times which made the watch a bit unsettling.

Overall the movie strikes a chord with you without making any attempts to hyperventilate by throwing jingoism in your face.

I would recommend this movie mostly for Sai Pallavi’s performance without which the movie would have been just about average.

#DaMoRating: 6/10

Disclaimer: Those who get triggered by such movies should avoid it. Those who like Sai Pallavi should watch it. In either case don’t crib about the ratings that I give. They are based on my viewing experience of a movie and are not a worldview of how things should be perceived by anyone else. Theek hai? 😛😛