Manoj Bajpayee who plays lead role in Amazon Prime Video’s hit web series The Family Man, has requested Tamil audience to watch the series as it has shown respect for Tamil culture. The request comes after calls of banning the second season of the series for presenting Tamilians in a bad light and highly objectionable manner.
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, the actor said the show has been created by a team dominated by Tamilians, including directors, Raj and DK, actors Priyamani and Samantha Akkineni, and writer Suman, who have great regard for the Tamil culture.
The team leaders of this show are mostly Tamilians, Raj and DK, Samantha, Priyamani, Suman (writer), who can be a better person than these guys to safeguard the interests of Tamil people. They are the people who have been leading the show and have created the show. They have done everything possible to show their respect for Tamil culture and sensibilities, Bajpayee said.
Bajpayee assured the audience that after watching The Family Man 2, they will be proud of the series. He added, this is one series which believes in diversity. It not only tells you a good story but it also shows how proud the makers are of Tamil culture and sensibilities.
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On Monday, the Tamil Nadu government had requested the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to either stop or ban the release of The Family Man Season 2 for allegedly depicting the Eelam Tamils in a negative light. In a letter to I&B minister Prakash Javadekar, Tamil Nadu IT Minister T Mano Thangaraj said the trailer presented Tamilians in a highly objectionable manner and there was an attempt to discredit the struggle of the Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka. He also said the portrayal of actor Samantha Akkineni as a terrorist is directly an attack on the pride of Tamils living around the world and no one will tolerate this kind of motivated and mischievous campaign.
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On Tuesday, Raj and DK also issued a statement requesting people to watch the series first and not decide on the basis of a few shots of the trailer. We are very cognizant of the sentiments of the Tamil people and Tamil culture and have nothing but the utmost love and respect towards our Tamil people. We have put in years of hard work into this show, and we have taken great pains to bring to our audiences a sensitive, balanced, and riveting story – much like we did in Season 1 of the show. We request everyone to wait and watch the show when it releases. We know you’ll appreciate it once you watch it, the statement read.