Cert 12A
154 mins
BBFC advice: Contains moderate bloody violence, sexual threat
Thanks to the wonders of social media, I have made a few cyber buddies who are kind enough to follow the adventures of everyfilm.
One such person is a subtitler of Tamil movies. She is a great fan of Indian cinema and has encouraged my viewing.
But she warned me that there might be an issue with the synchronisation of K.V. Anand's film.
Thankfully, I can report that I had more problems parking my car at Sheffield Cineworld on the first weekend of Fifty Shades Of Grey than I did with matching the subtitles and action of Anegan.
In fact, I nearly missed my movie altogether such was the chaos at the Centertainment complex.
But I did make it for the opening credits and to suddenly catch a glimpse of Tamil superstar Dhanush with a very weird mop of hair.
Fortunately, his curly locks didn't impede an opening sequence in which he dramatically saves a young woman (Amyra Dastur) from a collapsing Ferris wheel (as they walk away, the wheel is, rather surprisingly, intact in the background).
His bravery sparks a love interest even though she is a high-ranking Burmese and he is a lowly Tamil working in Burma before the army coup in 1962.
Their romance is tumultuous and its hurdles are many.
And it is linked to a series of similar relationships involving eerily similar-looking characters through the ages.
I would spoil the film by revealing how the plot develops but, suffice to say, one of the romances is in the present day, one in the 1980s and one from hundreds of years ago.
During all of them, Dhanush is the hero and Dastur is heroine and each parallel storyline has a mystery villain.
Those under suspicion include characters played by Karthik, Aishwarya Devan, Mukesh Tiwari and Ashish Vidyarthi.
The good outweighed the bad for me during Aregan. The stunts and song and dance numbers are full of energy and I was immersed in them.
But the continuity is careless and the plot is, on occasions, tangled.
But, thankfully, it wasn't a sub-title disaster in the way I had been a few weeks previously.
Amrya Dastur: "I have brought up in Bombay so playing a traditional Tamil role was very challenging because you have to get the body language correct, you have to make sure you understand the culture."
Reasons to watch: an engaging plot and typically energetic performance by Dhanush.
Reasons to avoid: Glaring continuity errors and a storyline which is too twee at times
Laughs: a couple of chuckles for me but plenty of laughs from the rest of the audience
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 6.5/10