Krishnasamy seeks ban on ‘Sandiyar’ title for Kamal Haasan’s upcoming movie

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Puthiya Tamilagam founder K. Krishnasamy. File. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar

Puthiya Tamilagam founder K. Krishnasamy on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) met Minister for Information and Publicity Rajmohan at the Secretariat in Chennai and submitted a petition seeking a ban on the title ‘Sandiyar’ for actor Kamal Haasan’s upcoming movie. Incidentally, in August 2014, a Tamil movie with a similar title was released without any protests.

In a letter, Dr. Krishnasamy objected to Mr. Haasan using the title ‘Sandiyar’ for his upcoming movie. He also recalled that when the same title was proposed for a movie by Mr. Haasan in 2003, it created a controversy, particularly in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu. Following the intervention of the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the title was withdrawn and the movie was renamed ‘Virumandi’, he said.

He argued that, given the controversy surrounding the movie title in the past, the present attempt to use the same title appeared to rekindle unwarranted unrest. He urged Mr. Rajmohan to bring the issue to the notice of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and withdraw the permission granted for the title.

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