Rajiv Menon highlights disorganization in Tamil Cinema. People think Vetrimaaran was attacked!
Rajiv Menon highlights disorganization in Tamil Cinema. People think Vetrimaaran was attacked!
The multi-faceted Rajiv Menon is known for directing classics like Minsara Kanavu (1997), Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), and the new age Sarvam Thaala Mayam (2019), the Reunion part of the anthology Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020).
Rajiv Menon is also best known for wielding the camera on Mani Ratnam movies like Bombay (1995), Guru (2007), and Kadal (2013). In recent years, Rajiv Menon has been seen more on screen as an actor, with his last two ventures being Viduthalai: Part 1 (2023), and Viduthalai: Part 2 (2024).
The Viduthalai series of movies is written and directed by Vetrimaaran, and Rajiv Menon plays A. Subramaniyan, Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu in these movies. In an interview with a Tamil channel, Rajiv Menon highlighted the disorganization with the directors in Tamil Cinema, and this has lead viewers to believe director Vetrimaaran was “attacked” in the conversation.
Some Tamil twitter reactionary posts to Rajiv Menon’s statement:
Both Viduthalai Part 1 and Viduthalai Part 2 are joint production ventures of RS Infortainmant and Vetrimaaran’s own production banner, Grass Root Film Company.
