Born in 1983 in Paruthipattu village near Chennai, Major Mukund Varadarajan was an army hero who was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra for his bravery during the Qazipathri operation in Shopian. His story served as the inspiration for Amaran, the hit Tamil movie released in 2024, with Sivakarthikeyan portraying Mukund and Sai Pallavi playing his wife, Indhu.