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14A(14A) Brutal Violence

Synopsis

Dir: Sudha Kongara. Tamil-language Action/Drama/History. In 1960s Tamil Nadu, two brothers (Sivakarthikeyan, Atharvaa Murali) lead a student movement opposing the imposition of Hindi as the official language, striving to protect their mother tongue.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of cursing; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity and vulgar expressions
  • Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, most in mostly in contexts of police brutality and mob violence, some in the context of torture - blood and wound detail; frequent portrayals of corpses - some blood and detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of self-harm and suicide - little blood, some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Language and identity
  • Community and culture
  • Injustice

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for brutal violence

Classification date

January 09, 2026

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