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'Said it out of love': Kamal Haasan clarifies remark on Kannada after backlash.
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00:00
This movie promotion turned into a full-blown language war.
00:08
On May 24, 2025, actor Kamal Hassan kicked off the audio launch of his film Thug Life in Chinnai.
00:14
He opened with the line,
00:16
which means my life and my family is the Tamil language.
00:19
He went on to speak about Kannada superstar Shivaraj Kumar,
00:22
who was present at the event, referring to him as family from another state.
00:26
What followed was a wave of backlash and it all began in Karnataka.
00:30
Pro-Kannada organizations like the Kannada Rakshana Vedike slammed Hassan's remarks.
00:34
They saw it as disrespectful to the Kannada language
00:37
and warned of serious consequences if he repeated such comments.
00:40
In Bengaluru, activists from these groups reportedly tore down banners of Thug Life and issued a warning.
00:53
KRV leader Praveen Shetty alleged that Hassan left Karnataka earlier than planned to avoid confrontation.
00:58
He made it clear that promoting a film should not come at the cost of hurting local sentiments.
01:03
Many people interpreted Hassan's comments as an attempt to bilittle Kannada's independent linguistic roots,
01:09
especially after an earlier remark surfaced where he allegedly said Kannada was born out of Tamil.
01:13
Social media quickly picked up on it,
01:15
with the hashtag ban Thug Life in Karnataka trending.
01:18
Users demanded a ban on the film in the state.
01:20
The heat didn't stop with activists.
01:22
The issue soon took a political turn.
01:24
Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra strongly criticized Hassan.
01:28
Accused him of disrespect and arrogance.
01:30
Even Chief Minister Sidharmaya responded to the controversy, adding weight to the growing tension.
01:38
Amid all this, Kannada actor Shiv Rajkumar found himself caught in the crossfire.
01:42
While he hadn't commented, fans began urging him to speak up and protect the honour of the Kannada language.
01:47
Linguist studies suggest that Kannada and Tamil are co-Dravidian languages.
01:51
Kannada has been around for over 2,000 years,
01:53
while it shares roots with Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam through a common ancestor called Proto-Dravidian.
01:58
It developed on its own.
01:59
One of the earliest Kannada inscriptions, the Halmidi inscription,
02:03
dates back to around 450 CE, showing its independent evolution.
02:07
Back in Tamil Nadu, reactions were mixed.
02:09
The BJP criticized Hassan's statement, but the ruling DMK defended him.
02:13
Responding to the recent controversy surrounding his remarks, Kamal Hassan clarified,
02:27
what I said in from a place of love.
02:29
I've learned language history from many historians.
02:31
I didn't mean to offend anyone.
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