Recently,
Vijay
Sethupathi
surprised
his
fans
and
followers
with
the
first
look
poster
of
his
next
titled
800,
the
biopic
of
Sri
Lankan
cricketer
Muthiah
Muralidaran.
The
actor
looked
unrecognisable
as
Muralidaran
in
the
poster
and
also
received
immense
love
from
netizens.
In
a
short
video
released,
the
makers
gave
a
glimpse
of
the
movie,
which
is
set
in
the
backdrop
of
Sri
Lanka's
civil
war
that
devastated
the
country
for
almost
three
decades
and
showed
the
rise
of
the
renowned
spinner.
Well,
looks
like
one
part
of
social
media
users
are
not
happy
with
Vijay
playing
the
role
of
the
neighbouring
country's
cricketer
as
they
trend
#ShameOnVijaySethupathi
on
Twitter.
A
few
also
requested
the
actor
to
reconsider
his
decision
as
they
stated
that
the
Sri
Lankan
government
was
responsible
for
oppressing
and
killing
thousands
of
Tamilians.
On
a
related
note,
directed
by
MS
Sripathy
and
backed
by
Movie
Train
Motion
Pictures
in
association
with
Dar
Motion
Pictures,
800
was
announced
in
July
2020.
Interestingly,
during
a
media
interaction,
Muralidaran
talked
about
his
opinion
on
Vijay
Sethupathi
playing
him
in
his
biopic.
He
said,
"Once
the
script
was
ready,
we
thought
the
best
fit
for
the
movie
is
none
other
than
Vijay
Sethupathi.
I
think
he
is
a
very
talented
actor
and
he
will
nail
the
bowling
expression."
Earlier,
there
were
also
reports
doing
the
rounds
that
Vijay
Sethupathi
has
walked
out
of
the
project
due
to
date
issues.
However,
it
turned
out
to
be
wrong
after
the
massive
release
of
the
first
look
poster.
If
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
makers
are
planning
to
release
the
film
by
the
end
of
2020.
Muthaiah
Muralidaran
is
one
of
the
greatest
spinners,
who
is
best
known
for
taking
800
wickets
in
Test
matches.
Averaging
over
six
wickets
per
Test
match,
the
Sri
Lankan
cricketer
has
taken
more
wickets
than
any
other
player
(Tests)
in
the
history
of
cricket.