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Sarpatta Parambarai Review: Predictable, But Entertaining!
To tell the story of an ordinary man who rises to the top, director Ranjith uses all time-tested clichés.
Arnab Banerjee 30 July 2021, Last Updated at 9:48 am Arnab Banerjee 2021-07-30T09:43:02+05:30 Sarpatta Parambarai Review: Predictable, But Entertaining! outlookindia.com 2021-07-30T09:48:26+05:30
Starring: Arya, Shanmugam Dhakshanraj, John Kokken, John Vijay, Pasupathy, Santhosh Prathap, Anupama Kumar
Direcor: Pa. Ranjith
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Whenever we talk about sports movies, it seems like our minds gravitate towards team sports only, and it’s no wonder that one often hear about films relating to basketball, football, or baseball ranking among the best in the category. Almost running parallel as a genre though, the real life story of one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century, who is also ranked as the best heavyweight boxer of all time Muhh
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Close on the heels of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s boxing drama
Toofan comes another movie about a pugilist battling rivals within the ring and demons without. Pa Ranjith’s
Sarpatta Parambarai shares with
Toofan a streaming platform (Amazon Prime Video), heroes from historically marginalised communities (a Dalit in the Tamil movie, a Muslim in the Hindi production) and a lodestar in the form of Muhammed Ali.
While the American legend inspires Toofan’s Aziz Ali to put on his gloves, his bold political activism beyond the boxing arena hangs over
Sarpatta Parambarai. Ranjith sets a routine story against the backdrop of the Emergency in 1975 and amidst Dalit assertion in Tamil Nadu. Photographs and murals of BR Ambedkar adorn the background, while the boxing matches themselves take on the quality of a crucial election that must be won at any cost.
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