Amaran: The Sivakarthikeyan-Sai Pallavi starrer biographical drama hit the big screen on Diwali and premiered on Netflix on December 5. Upon release, the Tamil film ran into trouble when a Chennai student moved to court against the makers for featuring his phone number on scene leading to him getting continuous calls.

Amaran has been directed by Rajkumar Periasamy. Apart from Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi, the film also stars Rahul Bose, Bhuvan Arora and Lallu. The movie is based on the courage, valor, and martyrdom of Major Mukund Varadarajan.

The producers of Amaran have taken action to address a recent controversy surrounding the film, sparked by the use of a real phone number in a pivotal scene.