Jai Bhim Movie Controversy Makes We Stand With Suriya Go Trending

Jai Bhim Suriya
Jai Bhim Suriya

'Jai Bhim' movie starring Suriya, which is released on Amazon Prime, has been receiving many controversial reviews from the political sides. At the same time, the controversy surrounding the film is not over. 

Based on a true story, Surya plays the role of the lawyer who fights for the tribes. The movie was well reached and received good responses from the viewers. The positive comments are high than the negative comments. The response from the viewers' side was more than expected. 

Anbumani Ramadass, the youth leader of the PMK, had published a letter regarding the film 'Jai Bhim' raising nine questions. Surya, who answered these questions, mentioned the beginning of the film, "We would like to inform you that all the characters, names and incidents in the film are not mentioned personally."

However, the lawyer's notice was sent to actor Surya and Amazon on behalf of the Vanniyar Sangam as the question of how Anthony Samy was changed to Guru Murthy and why the name of the others was based on the true incident was constantly raised on social media.

State President of Vanniyar Sangam Arulmozhi issued a legal notice to actor Suriya and Jyotika, Amazon Prime Video and director TJ Gnanavel seeking an apology and demanding to remove the unwanted scenes from the movie Jai Bhim that allegedly defame the Vanniyar community. 

It is mentioned that Vanniyar society is misrepresented in this film. For this, actor Surya has to pay compensation of Rs 5 crore within seven days. And also must apologize through the newspaper and the other media for misrepresenting the Vanniyar community. Thus, if they do not apologize within 24 hours, civil and criminal proceedings will be instituted against them, says the notice.

Following the continuous controversies on the movie Jai Bhim, many are coming forward to support the movie team and actor Suriya. The hashtag We Stand With Suriya Is trending on Twitter. Moreover, Jai Bhim has received a 9.6/10 rating in IMDb.