Ever
since
the
film
800
based
on
Sri
Lankan
cricketer
Muttiah
Muralitharan
was
announced,
netizens
have
been
creating
major
havoc
on
social
media.
The
makers
had
cast
Vijay
Sethupathi
to
play
the
role
of
Sri
Lankan
spinner
in
the
film,
but
after
facing
a
major
backlash
on
social
media,
he
had
to
leave
the
project.
However,
a
recent
post
of
director
Seenu
Ramasamy
shocked
everyone.
The
director
claimed
that
his
life
is
in
danger
and
he
has
been
receiving
threat
calls
for
more
than
a
week
for
voicing
out
his
opinion
on
800
movie
controversy.
Seenu
Ramasamy
also
took
to
Twitter
and
requested
Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Minister
Edappadi
K
Palaniswami
to
give
him
protection,
as
his
life
is
in
danger.
He
wrote,
"என்
உயிருக்கு
ஆபத்து
இருப்பதாக
உணர்கிறேன்.முதல்வர்
அய்யா
உதவ
வேண்டும்
அவசரம்."
Seenu
Ramasamy
is
a
close
friend
and
mentor
of
Vijay
Sethupathi.
Hence,
he
asked
him
not
to
be
a
part
of
800,
after
the
backlash.
A
couple
of
weeks
ago,
the
director
had
also
said
that
another
upcoming
film
Yaathum
Oorey
Yaavarum
Kelir
starring
Sethupathi
will
touch
the
hearts
of
Eelam
Tamils
and
make
people
proud.
After
receiving
a
lot
of
abuses
and
threat
calls,
Ramasamy
informed
that
he
is
planning
to
file
a
complaint
with
Chennai
Police
and
seeking
protection
from
Tamil
Nadu
CM.
For
the
unversed,
Vijay
Sethupathi's
daughter
also
received
rape
threat
from
a
social
media
user
after
he
released
the
first
look
of
800.
Cyber
Crime
police
arrested
the
accused
soon
after
the
actor's
complaint.
Notably,
the
actor
received
severe
criticism
from
Kollywood
fans
for
portraying
Muralitharan,
who
hails
from
a
country
that
oppressed
Eelam
Tamils.