Amaran is a 1992 Tamil action gangster film directed and produced by K. Rajeshwar. The film features Karthik and Bhanupriya in the lead roles, with Radha Ravi, Prathap K. Pothan and Shammi Kapoor playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Adithyan and was released on 15 January 1992. Actor Karthik became a playback singer for the first time in this film. The film was one of the first in Tamil cinema shot in the expensive 70 mm film format. The film had scenes inspired from the American film The Godfather (1972).
An orphaned kid (Karthik) helps Govindan (Vijayakumar) escape from a bunch of gangsters. The kid is named Amaran (‘The immortal’) by the grateful Govindan and is brought up by him. After Govindan’s demise, his wife (Manjula Vijayakumar) raises Amaran who grows up to become a kind-hearted slum lord. One day, Amar encounters a strange man, Raja Varma (Prathap K. Pothan) who repeatedly persuades him to take on a heartless don named Aandava Perumal (Radha Ravi), who has a violent and brutal past. He keeps ignoring Raja Varma but after Raja Varma is murdered by Perumal’s goons, he learns that Aandava Perumal had also destroyed his own family when he was a child. He gives refuge to Raja Varma’s daughter Sivagaami (Bhanupriya) and they fall in love with each other. Amaran soon starts sparring with Perumal with deadly consequences to Amar’s adopted family. Sivagaami and a grievously injured Amaran escape to Goa, where they are taken care of by an underworld don Menon (Shammi Kapoor). Amaran continues to work for him for a while and gets married to Sivagaami. After a few years, he returns to Tamil Nadu to take on his sworn enemy and a bloody conflict ensues. During this conflict, Amaran’s son gets killed and the film ends with Amar killing Aandava Perumal while saying, “this wouldn’t have happened if you had not killed my son”.
Directed by K. Rajeshwar
Produced by K.Rajeshwar
Written by K.Rajeshwar
Starring Karthik, Bhanupriya, Radha Ravi,
Music by Adithyan
Cinematography P. C. Sreeram
Edited by Raghu & Babu
Production Annalakshmi Films
Release date 15 January 1992
Running time 150 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
