Twitter users slam Samantha Akkineni, ‘Family Man 2’ for portrayal of Lankan Tamil rebels

The trailer of the much-awaited second season of Amazon Prime Video series ‘Family Man’ is out. While many users took to social media to appreciate the action-packed trailer, many Tamil users felt the series is showing the state in bad light.

Tamil Twitter users have been trending the hashtag ‘Familyman2_Against_Tamils’, and criticising actress Samantha Akkineni for essaying the role of a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel named Raaji in the series. Samantha makes her digital debut with the series. A section of users has also called for a ban on the series in Tamil Nadu. Users have taken offence to a scene which talks of a coalition between 'ISI and rebels'.

 "The wait will finally be over on 4 June as Srikant Tiwari will return with a thrilling storyline, and 'danger really has a new face' — Samantha Akkineni, who has done a tremendous job, along with the always-fantastic ensemble cast," the creators said in a statement.

The creators Raj and DK had earlier said that Samantha is playing something unique, ‘something she has never done before’.

Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Seema Biswas, Darshan Kumar, Sharad Kelkar, Sunny Hinduja, Shreya Dhanwantary, Shahab Ali, Vedant Sinha and Mahek Thakur round the cast as well. The show also features names from Tamil cinema, including Mime Gopi, Ravindra Vijay, Devadarshini Chetan, Anandsami and N Alagamperumal. 

Here are a few social media reactions against the series.