Sanya Malhotra and Abhimanyu Dassani starrer ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’ have released a week ago and it is currently streaming on Netflix. Soon after its release, many Tamilians have objected to the way their culture has been stereotyped once again by a Hindi movie. Some have mentioned how Tamilian don’t ‘speak like this or have a shrine for actor Rajinikanth at their home.
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Enraged Twitter users took their Twitter handles to share reviews of the movie and called out the makers for the ‘cringe-fest. A Twitter user wrote: “Meenakshi Sundareshwar is cringe as expected but why is that boy asking everyone about his ‘father in lungi’ when he is wearing a mundu? You would think K Jo would atleast get that right after ALL these years.”
Another angry netizen tweeted, “Dear Hindi film industry people, as a self-respecting Tamizhan, I request you to stop trying to represent us with your stupid a** movies and your stereotypical notions of who Tamilians are. We still have a horrible hangover with your Lungi dance. Thank you. #MeenakshiSundareshwar.”
Meenakshi Sundareshwar is cringe as expected but why is that boy asking everyone about his 'father in lungi' when he is wearing a mundu? You would think K Jo would atleast get that right after ALL these years
— Resh Susan (@thebooksatchel) November 8, 2021
Dear Hindi film industry people, as a self-respecting Tamizhan, I request you to stop trying to represent us with your stupid ass movies and your stereotypical notions of who Tamilians are. We still have a horrible hangover with your Lungi dance. Thank you. #MeenakshiSundareshwar
— Chandra Mohan (@maverickcrew) November 8, 2021
https://twitter.com/PremTweets_/status/1457761550278737930?s=20
Dharmatic should stick to making films that's mainstream bubblegum Bollywood. Their latest dud, #MeenakshiSundareshwar is so poorly researched that their central character misspells the name of the entity that she claims to be a huge fan of. Superstar Rajinikanth. @karanjohar pic.twitter.com/IqQXKPKTaH
— Rajneesh Kushwha (@RajneeshKushwh1) November 8, 2021
One day, when I become a director, l will make a true universal film about REAL Tamil culture. I'll consider that a duty as a partly Tamil, partly Hindi guy. This film doesn't even offend very well. It's a joke on all fronts.
Stay away from this shit #MeenakshiSundareshwar pic.twitter.com/yNsV21UiAB
— Muthu (He/Him) (@muthuwu) November 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/sunaina_patnaik/status/1456649697490182149?s=20
I am from Madurai, I am a Software Engineer & I am from Tamil Nadu .#MeenakshiSundareshwar NetFlix film is no way related to Madurai or it's culture! Bride grooms wont look like that & not everyone is a Rajini fan! (1/2)
— Shan (@RamaneanSpeaks) November 5, 2021
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Helmed by Vivek Soni, and produced under Karan Johar’s banner Dharmatic Entertainment, ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’ is a story of a young newly married couple who tries to make their relationship work through long-distance.
