Suriya’s Jai Bhim has been in court for allegedly showing the Vanniyar community in poor light. The Vanniyar Sangam had filed a case against Suriya, Jyotika, and director TJ Gnanavel last year, accusing them of portraying the Vanniyar community in a bad light in the film.
Now, on July 18, the case was heard in the court and ordered that no strict action will be taken against Suriya and the team till the next hearing. The case is said to quash the cast on July 21. Till then, no strict action will be taken on any team member including Suriya, Jyotika and Gnanavel.
Suriya played the central protagonist while also acting as a producer for the film along with his wife, actress Jyothika, under the banner of 2D entertainment.
The film is based on a real-life incident that spawned a case, fought by Justice K Chandru. The central conflict is about a man from the Irular tribe being wrongly convicted by the police.
The courtroom drama gained critical as well as commercial praise for its depiction of a sensitive issue. After a year of its streaming release, the film is reported to get a theatrical release on Surya’s birthday which falls on 23 July.
