1945(2022)
Set in Burma in the year 1945, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose plans to launch the INA to fight the British. This is also the time when Adi comes back to Burma to take care of his family business. Upon his arrival, he gets engaged to a British Tasildar’s daughter. Just as he is set to get married, the atrocities of the British keep growing and Adi is forced to fight the British.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play, MX Player, Jio Cinema
- Theatrical Release
- 7 January 2022
- Director
- Sathyasiva
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Rating
- 7.1/10
Storyline
In 1945 Burma, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose prepares the Indian National Army to fight British rule. Meanwhile, a man named Adi returns to manage his family business and becomes engaged to a British official's daughter. As British oppression increases, Adi is compelled to join the fight against them.
“A man torn between love and his country's fight for freedom.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for 1945
Cast reunions in this film: Sathyaraj & Nassar (20 films together), Nassar & Yuvan Shankar Raja (19 films together), Nassar & Rana Daggubati (9 films together), Sathyaraj & Yuvan Shankar Raja (8 films together), Nassar & Kaali Venkat (8 films together), and Regina Cassandra & Yuvan Shankar Raja (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled '1945: The Last War of Independence' before being shortened.
- Director Sathyasiva said he was inspired by his grandfather's stories about the Indian National Army.
- The movie was shot in Thailand because Burma's modern landscape looked too different from 1945.
- Actor Atharvaa learned basic Japanese phrases for his role as a character interacting with INA soldiers.
- The film's climax involved building a large outdoor set to recreate a historic INA camp.
- It was one of the few Tamil films in 2022 to focus on the Burma front during World War II.
- The costume team studied old photographs to accurately dress the British and INA characters.