Amaran (film)

Amaran (transl. The immortal) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language action gangster film written, directed, and produced by K. Rajeshwar. The film stars Karthik and Bhanupriya, with Radha Ravi, Prathap K. Pothan, and Shammi Kapoor in supporting roles. The film had music by Adithyan and cinematography by P. C. Sreeram. The film released on 15 January 1992.

Amaran
DVD cover
Directed byK. Rajeshwar
Written byK. Rajeshwar
Produced byK. Rajeshwar
Starring
CinematographyP. C. Sreeram
Edited byRaghu
Babu
Music byAdithyan
Production
company
Annalakshmi Films
Release date
  • 15 January 1992 (1992-01-15)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

An orphaned child (Karthik) helps Govindan (Vijayakumar) escape from a bunch of gangsters. The child is named Amaran 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, Amaran 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. Amaran keeps ignoring Raja Varma, but after Perumal's goons murder Raja Varma, he learns that Aandava Perumal had also destroyed his own family when he was a child. Amaran gives refuge to Raja Varma's daughter Sivagaami (Bhanupriya), and they fall in love with each other. Amaran soon starts sparring with Aandava Perumal, with deadly consequences for Amaran's adopted family. Sivagaami and a grievously injured Amaran escape to Goa, where they are taken care of by an underworld don named Miranda (Shammi Kapoor). Amaran continues to work for him for a while and marries 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 Amaran killing Aandava Perumal while saying, "This wouldn't have happened if you had not killed my son".

Cast

Production

Amaran marked Shammi Kapoor's Tamil debut.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Adithyan.[2][3] The song "Vethala Potta" marks Karthik's debut at playback singing.[4] For the dubbed Telugu version Amar,[5] all lyrics were written by Vairamuthu, Piraisoodan and Rajasri.[6]

Tamil
SongSinger(s)LyricsDuration
"Vethala Potta"KarthikPiraisoodan4:33
"Tring Tring"SrividyaPiraisoodan4:13
"Chandirare Suriyare" – Viswa GuruK. J. YesudasVairamuthu4:40
"Vasanthame Arugil Vaa"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamPiraisoodan4:47
"Musthafa Musthafa" – Viswa GuruKarthikVairamuthu4:41
"Chandirane Suriyane"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamPiraisoodan5:40
"Paanja Janiyam Oothiduvaen"T. M. SoundararajanPiraisoodan3:38
"Abhyam Krishna Naragaasuran"Sirkazhi Sivachidambaram, T. K. KalaPiraisoodan2:51
Telugu
SongSinger(s)Duration
"Vasanthama Cherava"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:48
"Chakkanaina Chukkallara"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:47
"Musthafaa Musthafaa"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:51
"Thamalapaku Shokila"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:51
"Chakkanaina Chukkallara"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:30
"Kalla Bajaru"K. S. Chithra4:31

References
  1. "Shammi Kapoor makes his debut in Tamil cinema with 'Amaran'". India Today. 15 August 1991. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. "Amaran (1992)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. "Amaran (1992) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl record by Adhithyan". Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. "Karthik gets ready for Amaran sequel". The Times of India. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. "Amar". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. "Amar". Spotify. August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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