'It demeans Muslim community': MMK leader calls for ban on Vijay-starrer 'Beast'
The film directed by Nelson Dilipkumar enjoyed a massive opening at the box office with a total of Rs 26.40 crores. The film became the second-highest grosser for Thalapathy Vijay. The film"s plot revolves around Vijay"s Veera Raghavan, a former RAW agent, and his efforts to fight against terrorists attacking a mall and taking visitors as hostages.
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Chennai, April 16: MMK President M.H. Jawahirullah has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin to ban the latest movie of South star Vijay, 'The Beast' saying it demeans the Muslim community as a whole.
The film directed by Nelson Dilipkumar enjoyed a massive opening at the box office with a total of Rs 26.40 crores. The film became the second-highest grosser for Thalapathy Vijay. The film's plot revolves around Vijay's Veera Raghavan, a former RAW agent, and his efforts to fight against terrorists attacking a mall and taking visitors as hostages.
According to reports, the MLA has written to CM while asking him to impose a ban on the film.
Jawahirullah cited the ban on the movie in Kuwait and Qatar and said that the Muslim community braving the natural calamity and the Covid-19 pandemic had rendered service to the community, but the latest release demeans them and has the possibility of creating a law and order situation in the state.
According to various media reports, Jawahirullah claimed that there are similar films like Viswaroopam and Thupakki in the past that had undignified the Muslim community. He even reportedly said that after these films, Beast has given life to such a movie genre.
Earlier, Islamists had also sought a ban on the movie, claiming that the film portrays Muslims are extremists.
The latest release is bankrolled by Sun Pictures, part of Sun TV Group. Earlier, the Ministry of Information in Kuwait had banned the film citing scenes depicting terrorists hijacking a mall in Chennai with the protagonist fighting them.
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