Sivakarthikeyan's Amaran gets a Diwali release

Actor Sivakarthikeyan's most anticipated action film, Amaran, directed by Rajkumar Periyasamy, has been given a release date by the makers on Wednesday.

Amaran, based on the life of Major Mukund Varadarajan, will be released on October 31, coinciding with the Diwali festival.

The film is being bankrolled by Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International along with Sony Pictures International Productions.

Amaran's story about the late army officer is inspired by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh's book, India's Most Fearless.

The film will feature Sivakarthikeyan as Major Mukund Varadarajan, who was a commissioned officer in the Indian Army's Rajput Regiment. He was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra for his act of bravery during a counterterrorism operation while on deputation to the 44th Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sai Pallavi plays the female lead in the film, bankrolled by Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International and co-produced by Sony Pictures. GV Prakash is teaming up with Sivakarthikeyan for the first time. Also, cinematographer CH Sai, editor Kalaivanan, and stunt director Stefan Richter are on board.

Meanwhile, Sivakarthikeyan also has SK23 with director AR Murugadoss in the pipeline. Actor Rukmini Vasanth, known for her roles in Sapta Sagaradaache Ello films, will play the female lead.