Puthiya Tamilagam party chief Dr. K. Krishnasamy has acccused Tamil cinema directors of poisoning young minds and exploiting them by glorifying violence and obscenity.
He also said that a few Tamil cinema directros are peddling distorted history for politcal agenda.
“Tamil directors incorporate more violent and obscene scenes in their films. Watching such films spoils youngsters. If the current trend continues, sickle culture will spread throughout Tamil Nadu. Directors make such films because they are aware of the weaknesses of today’s generation. They mislead them.”, he said.
He further went on to say that Kamal Haasan’s film Virumaandi glorified casteism and sickle culture which has spoilt Tamil culture.
“The 2004 film Chandiyar (Virumandi), which glorifies casteism and sickle culture and features obscene scenes, has damaged Tamil culture. If you constantly promote negative thoughts in three-hour film and only offer positive advice at the end, your message won’t go through to the audience. Tamil Nadu’s politics is decided by the cinema industry, which ought to have been solely for enjoyment.”, Dr. Krishnasamy said.
He also cited the example of Komban film featuring Karthi saying that his party had protested against the movie as it had glorified violence.
“When we protested against Komban movie, which had so many violent scenes, many people in the film industry questioned whether it was appropriate to restrict freedom of speech. The same director who previously stated that movies should only be enjoyed for their entertainment value now advocates using them as a political tool to propagate their agenda.”, he said in light of the recent controversy about using films for politicizing society.
He continued, “What we wanted to convey to the film industry is that you should concentrate solely on your business and refrain from using movies for political purposes.”
He accused the Tamil film industry of distorting Tamil history and fomenting animosity among Tamil communities.
He added, “People in film industry promote Periyar. However, Periyar himself stated that we should abolish cinema as we do alcohol. There have been attempts by the film industry to get Tamil youths addicted to cinema, much like a large number of them became drug addicts in Tamil Nadu. We warn film actors, directors, and producers who attempt to distort Tamil history in order to advance their own political agenda.”
Dr. Krishnasamy also responded to the claim made by some celebrities that there is only Saivism and Vaishnavism in Tamilnadu and no Hinduism.
“Saivam and Vainavam are both branches of the Hindu religion, just as Christianity has divisions such as Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims have Shia and Sunny. I’m curious as to how these folks, who have such a poor understanding of religion, make movies. Indian culture regards everyone and everything as deserving of reverence, including trees. They are all elements of Hinduism. Worshipping the sun god and the cow during Pongal is also part of Hindu tradition. Despite having no knowledge and no basic grasp of the faith, they (film celebrities) speak like intellectuals in the movie. They are all agents of other religion. They are mercinaries.”, he said.
In response to the current debates surrounding Hinduism in Tamil Nadu, he said that they were attempts to establish a narrative for the 2024 parliament elections.
Talking about the incident in Chidambaram few days ago where a polytechnic college student tied Mangalsuthra (Thaali) to a schoolgirl in uniform at the bus stop, Krishnasamy claimed that Tamil cinema had tainted the youths of Tamil Nadu, leading to the boy’s attempt to show his heroism.
He also implied criticism for Nayanthara, who announced the birth of her child just four months after getting married. He also said that the time has come to completely abolish cinema.
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