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Kamal himself has played a Muslim lead character more than once (Alaavudinum Arputha Vilakkum in which he shared screen space with Rajinikanth for example). On the other hand, we have had a few Muslim lead roles for women, including in Mani Ratnam’s poignant Bombay. These were important characters, no doubt, but they are a far cry from the romanticisation and heroism that comes from being a hero in a commercial potboiler. It’s important to not confuse this Muslim representation in character roles, for there have been a few there, including Charan Raj’s role in Baasha and Shah Rukh Khan playing Amjad Ali Khan in Kamal Hasan’s Hey Raam. Barely days after the release of Vishwaroopam 2 in which Kamal Haasan plays a Muslim protagonist named Wisam Ahmed Kashmiri, it’s time to ask a pertinent question: Why does our cinema avoid Muslim protagonists? Actor Vikram played this role before he would get set on the path to superstardom by another release that same year, Sethu. It’s almost been 20 years since, and Tamil cinema is still astonishingly bereft of Muslim characters. The emphasis is on the person, not on his religion. Aana naan oru Hindu.” Hamid makes light of this: “Appo naa enna Indian Express ah?” Parthiepan by making this casual joke shows an admirable reluctance to milk the Muslim identity for drama. She expresses her trepidation over the perception of this difference in religion, and says, “Un kooda irukra ovvoru nimishamum enakku sandhoshama irukku da. In the National Award-winning R Parthiepan-directed 1999 film, Housefull, Suvalakshmi’s character, a Hindu, is in love with a Muslim named Hamid (Vikram).