HuffPost India Vijay Sethupathi as Muttiah MuralitharanPopular Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi is facing massive backlash from audience in the state and criticism from politicians and film industry veterans for signing up to play the lead role in the Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan biopic ’800′. Muralidaran was close to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s war-time defence secretary in the Mahinda Rajapaksa-led Sri Lanka government, and had reportedly supported him during election campaigns. The actor also faced backlash from many in the Tamil film industry. Also, the movie house said Tamil film fraternity of Sri Lanka would be engaged to showcase their talents on a global stage. Whether you agree or not, this is a political film and everyone involved are making a political statement.

Source: Huffington Post October 16, 2020 09:45 UTC