{{Short description|2021 Indian film by C. Elamaran}} {{distinguish|Anti-Indian sentiment}} {{Paid contributions|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Anti Indian | image = Anti Indian poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = C.Elamaran | writer = C.Elamaran | producer = Aadham Bava | starring = {{plainlist| *Blue Sattai Maran *Aadukalam Naren *Radha Ravi }} | cinematography = Kathiravan | editing = R. Sudharsan | music = Elamaran | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|12|10}} | runtime = 119 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> | gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> }} '''''Anti Indian''''' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written and directed by C. Elamaran and produced by Aadham Bava. The film stars himself, Radha Ravi, Aadukalam Naren, 'Vazhakku En' Muthuraman, Velu Prabhakaran, Ghilli Maran, and Suresh Chakravarthy.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2019 |title=Blue Sattai Maran wraps shooting of 'Anti India' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/blue-sattai-maran-wraps-shooting-of-anti-india/articleshow/72941269.cms |access-date=2022-01-01 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The film was released on 10 December 2021.
== Plot == Vijay, a film critic, dies just few days before the assembly by-election for Mylapore constituency while the election campaign by the political parties are in full swing. Various obstacles faced to bury the deceased are revealed.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
== Cast == {{cast listing| * Blue Sattai Maran as Basha *Aadukalam Naren as Deputy Commissioner *Radha Ravi as Mr. Senguttuvan, Chief Minister *''Vazhakku En'' Muthuraman as Inspector *Suresh Chakravarthi as Tahsildar *Jayaraj as Ezhumalai *Karna Raja as Raja, Politician *KPY Bala as Shamiana Boy *Pasi Sathya as Saroja's Friend * Sneba as Church Father *Ghilli Maran as Black Shirt Guy *Durai Sudhakar as Ruling Party Candidate *Velu Prabhakaran as Hajiyar *Lollu Sabha Seshu as Baasha's Uncle }}
==See also== *Anti-Indian sentiment
== Certification == The Central Board of Film Certification has refused to certify this film. Blue Shirt Maran submitted his film to the Revising Committee in Bengaluru for review on 5 April 2021 and their decision was conveyed to him on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2021 |title='Blue Sattai' Maran's debut film 'Anti Indian' denied certification by CBFC |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/blue-sattai-marans-debut-film-anti-indian-denied-certification-cbfc-146729 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206114008/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/blue-sattai-marans-debut-film-anti-indian-denied-certification-cbfc-146729 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref> The makers of the film are said to have been asked by the Revising Committee of the Censor Board to make 38 changes. After Udta Punjab and Padmavat, Anti Indian is said to be the film to have faced these many cuts from the revising committee.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 May 2021 |title=Revising committee suggests 38 changes to YouTuber Maran's film, Anti Indian |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/revising-committee-suggests-38-changes-to-youtuber-marans-film-anti-indian/articleshow/82770940.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010150104/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/revising-committee-suggests-38-changes-to-youtuber-marans-film-anti-indian/articleshow/82770940.cms |archive-date=10 October 2021 |access-date=2021-10-10 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The film makers filed a case in the court, which after hearing the arguments, the court dismissed the recommendations of the earlier teams of the Censor Board and directed to constitute a fresh committee and asked them to issue an appropriate certificate with proper cuts. Following this, a fresh committee watched the film and cleared it with a U/A certificate, suggesting only three small corrections.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manigandan K R - |date=2021-09-29 |title=Censor Board finally clears controversial reviewer Blue Sattai Maran's debut film, Anti-Indian, with a U/A certificate! |url=http://www.cineobserver.in/blue-sattai-marans-antiindian-gets-u-a/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010074246/http://www.cineobserver.in/blue-sattai-marans-antiindian-gets-u-a/ |archive-date=10 October 2021 |access-date=2021-10-10 |website=Cine Observer |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2021 |title='Anti Indian' trailer: Blue Sattai Maaran's debut directorial deals with religious politics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/anti-indian-trailer-blue-sattai-maarans-debut-directorial-deals-with-religious-politics/articleshow/86908853.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010180731/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/anti-indian-trailer-blue-sattai-maarans-debut-directorial-deals-with-religious-politics/articleshow/86908853.cms |archive-date=10 October 2021 |access-date=2021-10-15 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
== Reception == Kirubhakar Purushothaman of ''New Indian Express'' wrote that "The craft is straightforward. With a limited budget, Maran has pulled off a decent film that isn’t worried about nuances. No aesthetic brilliance, no compositions that draw attention. It may be technically inferior, but the content makes up for this.".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anti Indian movie review: A scathing satire that doesn't take sides |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2021/dec/11/anti-indian-movie-review-a-scathing-satirethat-doesnt-take-sides-2394125.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527182115/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2021/dec/11/anti-indian-movie-review-a-scathing-satirethat-doesnt-take-sides-2394125.html |archive-date=27 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> M Suganth of ''Times of india'' rated 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Maran's use of inter-cutting many of the scenes with gaana doesn't work as well as intended as after a point, it starts to feel like a way to stretch the running time to two hours."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Anti Indian Movie Review : Blue Shirt Maran's socio-political drama Anti Indian is a competent debut |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/anti-indian/movie-review/88211805.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211002635/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/anti-indian/movie-review/88211805.cms |archive-date=11 December 2021 |access-date=2023-05-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
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