I think it is quite plausible. Maddy has just given real life examples "Indhi terriyadhu", "telugu teriyadhu" is a useful facade for me - not out of mozhi fanaticism but some practical benefits do I use this facade often. Someone in velu's position might have had great use for this facade. It can lead to local goons underestimating him and spilling on more than they should in his presence.oru gang maindain pannanumnA, you do have use for weapons that caan surprise. There are a thousand such possbilities to consider this a major flaw. Grocery storela when he grew up, he might have used hindi who knows?
Remember that only we see naicker's history in 3 hours. For people in dharavi, how many would remember his childhood? Whether he knows hindi or not will be his word taken at face value. The man survived an alien land for tendulkar's sake. You cannot expect to reveal himself fully to everyone all the time. There will be surprises. Ofcourse, mudaliar might have had darker secrets than the honourable, loyal friend, won't do drugs, punish the rapist do gooder that mani showed us. But that's hardly the point right?
