Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics

As everyone knows, there is lot of political vacuum in Tamilnadu since Jayalalitha passed away. There have been lot of agitations in Tamilnadu in recent times. It seems Tamil movies also trying to capture this mood as it is evident that many Tamil heroes are attempting political dramas recently.

Actor Vijay’s upcoming movie Sarkar is said to be a political drama and is directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Sun Pictures. As per reports Vijay will be seen as someone coming from rich family and get fighting for poor people. This characterization has been seen in Telugu films like Srimanthudu and Bharath ane Nenu recently.

Actor Surya’s latest film NGK Also as political backdrop as he will be seen as political leader in this movie. earlier unit released Surya Che Guevara like getup which was well received by audience. This film is getting ready to be released for Diwali .

Even Rajni’s past two films – Kabali and Kaala also have political annotations. It seems, this political films trend will pick up even more if any of these upcoming political films become hit.