Sivakarthikeyan-starrer Amaran, directed by Rajkumar Periasamy, is a biopic on Major Mukund Varadarajan's life. A section of people criticised the film for not mentioning late Mukund's caste in the film.

And ‘Amaran’, a biopic on Major Mukund Varadarajan, released on Diwali has become a box office hit. But, many Tamil Brahmins (Tambrams) and a section of the Hindutva brigade are outraged at the movie ‘erasing the Brahmin identity’ of the army officer and see it as a Dravidian conspiracy.

While Sivakarthikeyan’s recent film, Amaran, which is based on the life of the late Major Mukund Varadarajan has been receiving both critical and commercial acclaim, it has also ruffled quite a few feathers.

Explore 'Amaran', a film portraying Major Mukund Varadharajan's love story and bravery. Starring Sai Pallavi, it releases this Diwali.