Rajini's Pro Muslim Lal Salaam gets North release - Will it break Sanghi image ?

At the time of writing, we hear that Lal Salaam of Rajinikanth will get released in North India. The buzz was that the film was heavily pro Muslim in content and so the Hindi print is not to come in North India where after Ayodhya there is a Ram wave. The film is not the RSS cup of tea. Friends who are abroad and got to see say that with Lal Salaam ,Rajinikanth wipes out his pro Hinduvata tag given to him by his detractors. In Lal Salaam Rajin’s; s role is of a 100% secular Muslim and with a runtime of 60 minutes. The role sort of exposes the Right-wing elements who spark communal flame and the minority community being the target. This screen image will convey the message that Rajinikanth as a person cannot be put in a straitjacket of a Hinduvata. His going to Ayodhya to the pranamam at feet of Yogi will in all likely hood the Sanghi brand be wiped out.name. On watching the film, my friends say that at no point it shows Muslims as communalists. Cinematographer Vishnu who has taken the subject from a real-life incident in his hometown when a Hindu Temple chariot was burned in a clash is said to have done a good job. The rawness of lyricist Mashooka Rahman in the song Jallalali is excellent. A R Rahman score has before the release did not create any buzz but the song rendered by Deva and released yesterday has done wonders in terms of views. We are told that Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth who are real life cricketeers has done an excellent job. Theatre list in overseas is excellent says trade. What the overseas friends fear is that out of 2 hours 31 minutes, Rajini comes 90 minutes in second half only. Will this be a damper for Rajini fans in India ? Lyca has not sold it like a Rajini film and so there is no reason for trade to worry. How well will the Moideen Bhai preaching communal harmony get accepted by an audience that by and large sees him as a pro Modi man ? It can also be taken as Actor Rajini as Moideen in Lal Salaam and mothing more and if the communal harmony scenes are preachy or filmy, it could be a good subject for memes and trolls. Lets wait.