Enough time has passed for those against The Family Man web-series, to catch up on all 10 episodes from Season 1 and 9 episodes from Season 2. As previously reported by us, the Amazon Prime Video show by filmmaker duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. faces a lot of resistance upon every Season release and despite proving to be otherwise, the show is met with a lot of 'anti' accusations.
While up north, The Family Man 2 is currently accused of being 'anti-Modi' for projecting a Mamatha Banerjee-inspired character as the Prime Minister of India, down South veteran filmmaker Bharathi Raja feels the 'Bengalis' have been shown in negative light based on the same character.
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— Bharathiraja (@offBharathiraja) June 7, 2021
அமேசான்நிறுவனத்தின் அனைத்துவிதமான வர்த்தகத்தையும்புறக்கணிக்கும் போராட்டத்தில்உலகெங்கிலும் பரந்துவாழும்தமிழர்கள் பங்கெடுப்பதைதவிர்க்கவோ தடுக்கவோஇயலாதுஎன்பதை
கோடிட்டுக்காட்டவிரும்புகிறேன்.
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"In a propaganda against the Tamils, Muslims and Bengalis, The Family Man show has continuously portrayed people of these particular ethnic group in negative light", said the director in his statement against the show. It is worth mentioning here that Basu, the Indian PM's character (played by Seema Biswas) is neither a hero nor a villain in the show.
Similarly, the Indian-Muslim villains of the show - be it the ruthless Moosa (Neeraj Madhav), the 'lone-wolf' Sajid (Shahab Ali) or the young recruit Salman (Abhay Verma) - their dark side has been shown to stem from gross injustice, much like Raji's (Samantha's character).
Stop Streaming #TheFamilyMan2 web series, else we Thamizhs all over the world may have to lead a Massive Campaign to Boycott all @amazon Services, including Prime Video.https://t.co/eMCi1AqP8m@aparna1502 @PrimeVideoIN pic.twitter.com/czbSElgnM7
— சீமான் (@SeemanOfficial) June 6, 2021
Despite enough pro-Tamil sentiments in The Family Man 2, Bharathi Raja has joined the likes of Seeman in demanding a ban on the show and has threatened that failure to do so will result in Tamils boycotting all Amazon related products and services.