Even as Tamil movie star Ajith’s Pongal release Thunivu is running to packed houses across Tamil Nadu and is inching towards the coveted Rs 200 crore club in terms of worldwide box office collections, some netizens have been slamming the movie for its portrayal of mutual funds.
In the movie it’s shown that the vigilante protagonist goes after a bank owner who lures customers into investing in mutual funds that invest in eight illegal companies and the scam is worth Rs 25,000 crore.
While the movie is getting praise for its slick Hollywood-like visuals and Ajith’s ‘badass’ outing, netizens are complaining on Twitter that director H Vinoth Kumar should have done some basic research while trying to unearth a supposed mutual fund scam in the movie. People said it’s virtually impossible for any mutual fund to have exposure to have the same set of companies.
Netizens say movies like Thunivu will show mutual funds in bad light and the whole campaign of “Mutual Funds Sahi Hai” falls flat on its face if a mass medium like cinema vilifies them as a ponzi scheme.
“Never thought #Vinoth would come up with worst research background for #thunivu especially on mutual fund investment. Mutual Funds are less risky due to their diversified portfolio,” complained a Twitter user.
