Sarpatta Parambarai

Sarpatta Parambarai (transl. Sarpatta Clan) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language sports action drama film directed by Pa. Ranjith. It was produced by him under Neelam Productions and by Shanmugam Dhakshanaraj of K9 Studios. The film stars Arya, John Kokken, Shabeer Kallarakkal, Dushara Vijayan, Pasupathy, Anupama Kumar and Sanchana Natarajan. Set in the 1970s, it revolves around a clash between Idiyappa Parambarai and Sarpatta Parambarai, two clans in North Chennai, and also showcases the area's boxing culture and its related politics.

Filming was half completed by February 2020, when it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with filming completed in September–December. Most filming took place in North Chennai. The cinematographer was Murali G., with music composed by Santhosh Narayanan and Seva R. K. was the editor.

Sarpatta Parambarai had been scheduled for a theatrical release which was cancelled due to the pandemic. It was instead released direct-to-streaming through Amazon Prime Video on 22 July 2021. It received critical acclaim with praise for the sports scenes, production design and characterisations. It appeared on several best Tamil-language film lists for 2021. The film won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Actor (Arya) and Best Actor (Special Prize) for Pasupathy.

Plot

In the early 1970s in North Madras (now called North Chennai), Kabilan is a Dalit labourer at the Madras Port. He aspires to become a prominent boxer like his father Munirathnam. His mother Bakkiyam forbids this, as Munirathnam's fighting prowess led him to be killed in an ambush by a rival gang, but Kabilan's Anglo-Indian godfather Kevin (nicknamed 'Daddy') secretly supports his boxing passion.