Vijay Sethupathi's exit from Muralitharan biopic: The controversy explained
Tamil fringe groups and some political parties
demanded that actor Vijay Sethupathi excuse himself from the movie on Sri
Lankan cricketer Muttiah
Muralitharan. They alleged that Muralitharan was a betrayer of the
Tamil people and supported the then Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
during the 2009 civil war
Vijay's decision to play the lead role became a
matter of heated debate in the social media. The ruling AIADMK had said the
actor should reconsider his decision to be a part of the movie. Parties,
including the MDMK, PMK and veteran Tamil filmmaker Bharathirajaa were among
those who had urged the actor to disassociate from the biopic.
While people such as Congress MP Karti P
Chidambaram, actor-turned-politician and founder of All India Samathuva Makkal
Katchi R Sarathkumar and his wife and actor Radhikaa Sarathkumar had voiced
their support for Sethupathi, the Tamil movie world was largely silent. Even
the South Indian Artists' Association, popularly known as Nadigar Sangam, the
body representing the interests of actors, maintained a studied silence on the
issue.
He requested Sethupathi to opt out of his biopic
'800' considering opposition. The actor has been under tremendous pressure from
some quarters to withdraw from the biopic project, the iconic cricketer said in
a statement. "I don't like an outstanding artist from Tamil Nadu to be
affected because of me. I request him to step aside since he should not face
unnecessary hurdles in his career in future," Muralitharan said.
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