Chennai:
‘Ponniyin Selvan’, written by Kalki and directed by Mani Ratnam, released and became a huge success at the box office.
At this time, various opinions about the film are being discussed in public.
First, when director Vetri Maran spoke at a program, the controversy started when he said that the Tamil King Rajaraja Chola had been changed to a Hindu King. Opposing and supporting opinions about it were constantly being shared on the internet.
In this situation, actor Kamal Haasan enjoyed watching ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ in Chennai yesterday. Actors Vikram and Karthi were also seen with him. Actor Kamal Haasan spoke to the media after watching the film:-
It seems that the golden age of Tamil cinema has begun. This is a proud moment for me as a Tamil cinematographer. This freshness should last. It is a joy that this film has broken Vikram’s film record. I am here to celebrate it.
There is nothing wrong with having healthy competition. This film should be celebrated in other languages too. Telugu films like Shankara Paranam, Maro Sarithira have run here and become successful. Thus such images should not be confined within a small circle.
Capturing battlefield scenes is no mean feat. I know what the difficulty is. People are supporting the film in the mindset that this is our film.
The name Hinduism did not exist during the reign of Rajaraja Chola. There was Saivism, Vaishnavism and Jainism. Religions were different then. It was only after the arrival of the British that they called us Hindus, just like Thoothukudi is called Tutugurin.
Actor Kamal Haasan spoke thus.
It is controversial that he said that Hinduism did not exist during Rajaraja Chola’s time and that Rajaraja Chola was not a Hindu.