Vijay Sethupathi clarifies Hindi was never opposed in Tamil Nadu, tells reporter, 'You asked this to Aamir Khan too...'

Vijay Sethupathi is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Merry Christmas that is directed by Sriram Raghavan and also stars Katrina Kaif. The actor was in Chennai to promote his film when he was asked a question about Hindi being opposed as a language in Tamil Nadu.

Responding to the same, Sethupathi said, “Hindi, as a language, was never opposed. I remember you asking the same question to Aamir Khan. Why are you asking this question again and again? We never said no to Hindi. We are against the Hindi imposition.”

He added, “There’s a difference between both. People are learning Hindi here and no one is against that. Your question is wrong and is irrelevant. No one is stopping anyone from learning Hindi. Even PTR (Minister Thyagarajan) has given an explanation for this, please see that.”

Back in 2019, Vijay Sethupathi starred in Super Deluxe, a critically and commercially acclaimed film that saw him as a transgender and which was even shortlisted for the Academy awards. But what happened that it didn’t make it to the final cut?

While speaking to Bollywood Hungama, the actor revealed, “We know that something happened. It’s not because I was in that film. Even if I am not in that film, I want that film should go there. Something happened in between and I don’t want to talk about that. It’s unnecessary.” He hinted at ‘politics’.

What’s novel about the film is how it is told in a repetitive story format that reveals a little more with each narration. Vijay Sethupathi’s voice-over adds an increasing sense of urgency with each narration and beautifully synchronises with the edit.

Vijay Sethupathi plays the character of a transwoman in the movie. His make-up and look had been appreciated in social media.

About Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi is filmed in both Hindi and Tamil. The Hindi version additionally boasts talents like Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Pratima Kannan, and Tinnu Anand, while the Tamil version has stalwarts like Radhika Sarathkumar, Shanmugaraja, Kavin Jay Babu, and Rajesh Williams. Radhika Apte and Ashwini Kalsekar have special cameos in BOTH versions.