Samar

Samar

Year: 2013

Runtime: 144 mins

Language: Tamil

Director: Thiru

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Shakthi, a trekking guide, travels to Bangkok after receiving an unexpected invitation from his former lover, Roopa. During his journey, he befriends Maya. When Roopa doesn't appear, Shakthi plans to return home, but finds himself caught in a perplexing situation, mistaken for a wealthy businessman. This identity confusion leads Shakthi to question everything he knows. He must now navigate this intricate mystery and discover the truth about what’s happening.

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1

Sakthi's rugged life and heartbreak

Sakthi, the son of a forest ranger and a dedicated jungle trekker, leads a rugged life guiding groups into the wild. He maintains a practical, no-nonsense approach to earning a living, but his relationship with Rupa begins to strain as she accuses him of not remembering the basics of their bond. The breakup is sharp and emotional, leaving him with a lingering sense of incompleteness.

Pre-Bangkok, early in story Forest village
2

The Bangkok invitation

Months after the breakup, a courier delivers a letter from Rupa with a flight ticket to Bangkok, hinting at a chance to reconnect. Sakthi is torn between hope and confusion because he has never left his jungle world. He decides to travel to Bangkok to seek answers and direction.

Months after breakup Sakthi's home
3

New ally in an unfamiliar city

In Bangkok, Sakthi befriends Maya, a fellow traveler, and opens up about his heartbreak. He navigates the unfamiliar city, clinging to the possibility of reuniting with Rupa while trying to find his footing.

Upon arrival in Bangkok Bangkok
4

Temple rendezvous fades into a mystery

After an initial stop at Suvarnabhumi Airport, he makes his way to a Buddhist temple where Rupa claimed she would meet him, but she never appears. An empathetic IPS officer, Muthumaran, learns of the newcomer's plight and offers him shelter. He remains practical and skeptical about romance as he helps Sakthi piece together what happened.

Days after arrival Bangkok
5

Rescue and the car to a hotel

A sudden case of mistaken identity plunges Sakthi into a firefight between rival factions. His rescuers manage to extract him and whisk him away in a luxury car to a posh hotel, leaving him more baffled as a world of danger swirls around him.

During the firefight incident Bangkok
6

The doppelgänger within

A magazine on the car seat reveals a perfect doppelgänger of Sakthi, a billionaire tycoon adored by many and targeted by rivals. Sakthi realizes that his ordinary trekker life may be swapped for a far larger one, complicating his grasp on reality.

Immediately after the rescue Bangkok
7

Wealth, passports, and blurred realities

Sakthi's passport swaps into a Thai passport and bank records show a balance of more than half a billion dollars under the tycoon’s name. The Thai visas on the passport and the discovered wealth reinforce that two realities may be manipulated, and Maya grows wary.

Following identity swap Bangkok Bank; city
8

The masterminds revealed

Two ruthless businessmen, Rajesh Arunachalam and John Frederick, are revealed as the masterminds behind the mosaic of events. Born into affluent families, they stage dangerous trials for entertainment, betting on whether ordinary people can survive their schemes.

Revelation phase Bangkok
9

Rohit impersonation escalates tension

To provoke Sakthi and Maya, the villains stage a ruse with a man posing as Maya's boyfriend Rohit, complicating trust and pushing the couple into desperate choices. The ruse heightens the danger and tests their resolve as they try to separate truth from deception.

Mid-game Bangkok
10

A staged assault and the escape

In a bold counter-move, Sakthi and Maya fake an assault to convince the antagonists that Maya is dead. The plan spirals out of control when the villains lose control of a car and crash in a panic, forcing them to regroup.

Confrontation sequence Bangkok
11

Unraveling the web

The next day, the supposed deaths of Rajesh Arunachalam and John Frederick are broadcast, and they retreat to regroup. Sakthi, Maya, and allies like Joseph Kuriyan and Muthumaran begin to untangle the sprawling web of manipulation that has ensnared them.

After the confrontation Bangkok
12

Seaside ending and an ominous shot

Sakthi and Maya walk along the seaside, their bond tempered by the lingering danger surrounding them. A pistol shot pierces the air, hinting at the villains' fate and delivering a violent, though definitive, close to the game of life and death.

Ending Seaside

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