Vijay Sethupathi has walked out of 800, the biopic of Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan. In a statement, Muralitharan requested Vijay Sethupathi to opt-out of the biopic after severe backlash on social media.
Vijay Sethupathi has opted out of 800, the biopic of former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan after severe social media backlash. Muttiah Muralitharan, in a statement, requested Vijay Sethupathi to opt out of his biopic 800. Ever since the biopic was announced, there has been a severe backlash on social media against Sethupathi and the entire team of 800.
After Muralitharan’s explosive statement, Vijay Sethupathi has now opted out of 800, directed by MS Sripathy.Muttiah Muralitharan released another press release regarding his biographic movie 800 on October 19. He wrote that he is compelled to put out a statement as a lot of people are protesting against his biopic 800 in Tamil Nadu.
His statement in Tamil is roughly translated as, “I understand that Vijay Sethupathi is facing a lot of pressure from a few people. I do not want a celebrated actor like him facing trouble because of people who misunderstood me. I do not want Vijay Sethupathi to face any problem in future. Hence, I am asking him to opt out of this biopic.”
