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'The Family Man 2' makers slammed for depicting Chennai in a bad light as Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni's show is termed 'anti-Tamil'

The Family Man 2 trailer, starring Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni, finally released on Amazon Prime Video's Youtube channel on Wednesday. Fans of the series were waiting eagerly for the trailer to release and ever since it dropped, it has garnered over 16 million views. 

However, a certain section on the internet seems to be offended by the trailer. A section of the society has taken to social media to accuse the web series of depicting Chennai and Tamil Nadu in a bad light. They have denounced the series as ‘anti-Tamil’. Hashtags such as #ShameOnYouSamantha and #FamilyMan2_against_Tamils began trending on Twitter following its launch. After seeing the trailer, many have also demanded a public apology from the series directors Raj and DK.

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South star Samantha Akkineni, who plays Raji, a rebel from Chennai who vows to spare none, has also been accused on social media. No statement has been issued by Amazon Prime Video yet. 

The Family Man 2 also stars Seema Biswas, Darshan Kumaar, Sharad Kelkar, Sunny Hinduja, Shreya Dhanwantary, Shahab Ali, Vedant Sinha, Mahek Thakur, Mime Gopi, Ravindra Vijay, Devadarshini Chetan, Anandsami and N. Alagamperumal. The series will release on Amazon Prime Video on June 4, 2021.

(Source: Twitter) 

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