Throwback to Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan lending heartfelt support to Thalapathy Vijay’s film, Sarkar.

Despite getting mixed reactions, Thalapathy Vijay’s movie Sarkar was released in cinemas in 2018 and gained wide acclaim. The movie quickly garnered the attention of the audience and went on to gross Rs. 256 crores worldwide. When the movie was released, many AIADMK ministers and party cadres expressed their displeasure over certain scenes in the film. Several party cadres even went on to protest outside various theaters in Tamil Nadu and indulged in damaging the banners of the film and cutouts of Vijay. They demanded that certain scenes from the movie be removed immediately. Later, in an act of camaraderie and support, legendary actors Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan lashed out on their Twitter platforms, condemning the behavior and unlawful acts of violence, such as damaging the film’s banners and Vijay’s cutouts. Rajinikanth lashed out against these acts. He took to Twitter and wrote in Tamil, "To protest for the removal of certain scenes from the movie and stop it from being screened after the Censor Board has certified it is against the law. I strongly condemn this act."Actor-politician Kamal Haasan had also strongly objected to the actions of the AIADMK government regarding the issue."It isn't new for this government to act and pressurize against a film like Sarkar, which has completed its censor formalities properly.

A government that can't face criticism can go off on a tangent. Commercialized politicians will soon vanish, and the good people will win," Haasan tweeted.In the film, Vijay plays an NRI who returns to India to vote, only to realize his vote has been cast illegally. He then digs deep into the matter, stirring up a political turmoil.Actor Thalapathy Vijay was last seen on the silver screen with his blockbuster movie, Greatest of All Time (released in 2024). He has decided to lean into politics after the completion of his next big project. One of the most anticipated movies of the actor, Jana Nayagan, directed by H. Vinoth, is scheduled to release on 9th January, 2026.