ThThere is a fierce battle going on in the political and film fields in Mizhakat. After a long gap, the controversy related to the release of the films of superstars ‘Dalapati’ Vijay and ‘Tala’ Ajith on the same day has crossed all boundaries and reached the verge of a clash between the fans. These current controversies have also been given a political color.
The makers had already announced the release of Vijay’s ‘Waris’ on January 12. But later the distributors of Ajith starrer ‘Tunivin’ decided to release the film on the same date. Later it was announced that Thuniv will be released on January 11, with a ‘muzham savabe’. Due to this, the Varis team has been forced to release on the same date itself. With this, the biggest box office battle the country has ever seen has been lit.
While Waris is being released by Seven Screen Studios, Thuniv is being released in Tamil Nadu by Minister Udayanidhi-owned Red Giant Movies. This is the reason for the controversy between the two films.
Dalapathy Vijay is currently the number one superstar in Tamil. But actor Ajith’s fans are not ready to accept this reality. The political leaders who are afraid of Dalapati’s political entry are insisting that Dalapati should be suppressed somehow. Waaris, which tells the story of family relationships, even if it turns out to be an average film, is bound to be a huge success in the current scenario. If that happens, Dalapathy Vijay’s popularity will soar in Tamil Nadu, where politics and cinema are mixed. This will naturally become a big challenge not only for the ruling party but also for the opposition. Many Vijay fans won the local elections when they asked for votes only by highlighting Vijay’s photo. In such a situation, if Vijay forms a new party, it will change the current political picture itself.
His son Udayanidhi Stalin is known as the successor of Chief Minister Stalin in DMK. His entry into the ministry is exactly what Tamils expected. Although Udayanidhi and Dalapathy Vijay are close friends, this relationship also got strained with the Waris-Tuniv dispute. A section of political observers believe that Udayanidhi tried to raise a red signal through Tuniv for Vijay’s strategy of increasing popularity through Varis. Their conclusion is that if Vijay forms a new party and contests in the next assembly elections, the hopes of DMK and Udayanidhi will be dashed. That is why it is considered as DMK’s political goal to confine Dalapati.
But how much this will be possible remains to be seen. Because currently Vijay is not at a height where he can be defeated by an Ajith Kumar. Not only in Tamil Nadu, Dalapati has lakhs of fans in various states of the country including Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra and Telangana states. This strength extends to Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Britain, America and other European kingdoms. This is what increases the confidence of Vijay fans in Tamil.
The controversy over the title of superstar is also breaking the scene in Tamil Nadu. One section says that Vijay is a superstar. When Rajinikanth’s fans came forward to question this, ‘Nam Tamizhar Kachi’ leader Seeman gave a blunt reply. He has taken the position that the title of superstar is not permanent. This is a stand that lends strength to the argument of Dalapathy’s fans that “Vijay is a superstar by any measure”. Political leaders including Seeman are in a mood to cooperate with Vijay if he forms a new party. As the Anna DMK has disintegrated, the argument that Vijay is the only alternative to the DMK is also strong in political circles.
Senior media persons have also advised the DMK leadership that it is better not to provoke Dalapati as they remember the situation where Jayalalithaa ‘crushed’ the administration which would have provoked Rajini in the past. They point out that Vijay’s cycle trip to the polling booth also played a big role in helping Stalin get power in the last assembly elections. Vijay, who was with the Anna DMK government, came to the polling booth riding a bicycle on the day of the assembly elections, which was interpreted as a protest against the increase in fuel. It was the DMK that made maximum use of Dalapati’s cycle journey on social media that day.
If the dispute in Waris worsens, it is likely to turn into a Chief Minister Stalin-Vijay fight rather than Udayanidhi-Dalapati Uttak. Vijay’s mass dialogues in the trailer of Waaris, which was released after the release controversy, have already given rise to huge discussions. The media in Tamil Nadu is reporting that there is an indirect reply against not only Ajith but Udayanidhi as well.
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