Sarpatta Parambarai (transl. Sarpatta Clan), or alternatively Sarpatta tradition, is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Pa. Ranjith, who also co-produced the film under his banner Neelam Productions, along with Shanmugam Dhakshanaraj of K9 Studios.The film stars Arya, Shabeer Kallarakkal, Dushara Vijayan, Pasupathy, Anupama Kumar and Sanchana Natarajan. Set in the 1970s, the film revolves around a clash between two clans namely Idiyappa Parambarai and Sarpatta Parambarai in North Chennai, which also showcases the boxing culture in the locality and also the politics being involved in it.
Pa. Ranjith shelved his biopic drama based on the life of Birsa Munda, and wrote this script with Karthi in mind, but due to his prior commitments, he later approached Arya to play the lead role. The film was eventually supposed to begin production in during February and March 2020, after the intensive training sessions of the actors being involved in the film, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic induced lockdown, the production delayed further and eventually began in September 2020 which was completed within December 2020, with filming took place for nearly four months in and around North Chennai.The film's technical crew comprises music director Santhosh Narayanan, cinematographer Murali G. and editor Selva R. K.
Sarpatta Parambarai was originally scheduled for theatrical release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which as a result, the makers opted for a direct-to-digital release, and the streaming rights were acquired by Amazon Prime Video. The film released through the streaming service on 22 July 2021, coinciding the Prime Day celebrations and received positive reviews praising the characterisation and performances of the lead cast members, direction, story, screenplay, music, cinematography and other major technical aspects of the film. Critics further praised Ranjith for the setting and realistic portrayal of North Madras and the 1970s boxing culture.
The film opens in North Madras in the early 1970s. Kabilan, is a Dalit laborer at the Madras Port, who has a passion for boxing, and wants to become a prominent boxer like his father Munirathnam. But his mother Bakkiyam, refuses his claims to become a boxer, as Munirathnam eventually became a thug, running errands for politicians, and was killed; Bakkiyam fears that his son may face the same fate if he gets involved in boxing. Due to his mother's displeasure towards boxing, he gets dissed by Rangan, a former boxer and the coach of Sarpatta, who is also a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as Kabilan could not train under his guidance. But however Kevin (Daddy), an Anglo-Indian friend of Kabilan's father, whom Bakkiyam works for, has been supporting Kabilan's passion since his childhood. This often causes Bakkiyam and Kevin at loggerheads with each other as a result.
In 1975, when the 18-month emergency period was imposed in India, Rangan manages to host a boxing tournament between the Sarpatta and Idiyappan clans, due to DMK's stand against Indira Gandhi and their laws.[5] At that tournament, Sarpatta clan faces a massive failure after Meeran, who was the main bout boxer of that clan, gets defeated by Vembuli, who is one of the powerful and talented boxers representing the Idiyappa clan. Displeased by the defeat, Rangan announces that he may bring up a prominent boxer to defeat Vembuli in the following match, and is also advised that the clan may be banished from the forthcoming tournaments if they face defeat. Rangan announces that Raman, an amateur boxer will battle against Vembuli, much to the disapproval of the other clan members. But he gets dissatisfied by Raman's performance in the sessions, which leads to Raman parting ways and he finds his own trainer for the match. He insults Rangan when he confronts him.Kabilan, who hears of it, asks Raman to have a sparring match between them and Kabilan floors Raman with superior skills.
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