India, November 12, 2026: Krishnasamy seeks ban on ‘Sandiyar’ title for Kamal Haasan’s upcoming movie. The Hindu reported the development in a detailed account.

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Incidentally, in August 2014, a Tamil movie with a similar title was released without any protests. 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 Following the intervention of the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the title was withdrawn and the movie was renamed ‘ Virumandi ’, he said.

When Kamal Haasan changed his movie’s title after finding no support from Jayalalithaa Five Kamal Haasan films that courted controversies.

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