Ilayathalapathy Vijay 's New Mission with A.L Vijay - Thalaivaa

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Reasons: violence as also use of a lot of Hindi and English, according to media reports.

For the industry, the stakes are so high that they rather not mess up their relationships with the government.The Tamil language film industry, also known as Kollywood, is one of the biggest regional language industries in India. In 2012, it churned out some 150 films. Though small- budget movies have ruled the roost recently, big- budget, mass hero films are still a big draw.Vishwaroopam was one such. So is Thalaivaa.

What makes the issue intriguing is the fact that the movie lead-stars Vijay, a popular actor who is said to have political ambitions. Vijay, who made his debut about two decades ago, was one of the few high-stakes film personalities who took a stand against the earlier DMK-led government. During the elections in 2011, he threw his weight, and that of his numerous fan clubs, behind Jayalalithaa's AIADMK. The name thalaivaa does have a political ring to it but its makers have denied it has a political message. Film historian Theodore Baskaran says, "Such incidents indicate the fact that the film industry is not functioning independently. This is not a healthy sign."

He likens the situation to one that existed during the freedom struggle when the British censored any topic that related to social issues — labour, poverty and freedom struggle. "During that time, producers and director made more movies on mythology. A similar trend will happen in Tamil Nadu cinemas too if this continues. It will curb the growth of cinema as a creative art form." Even if Thalaivaa, which released in markets outside Tamil Nadu, miraculously gets released this second at home, the question will still remain: what happened ?

- Economic Times