Dil Raju talks without filters at times. His latest frank comment is that Thalapathy Vijay is bigger than Ajith in Tamil cinema. In other words, Vijay's market range is wider than that of Ajith.
Is it a fact at all? Going by the track record of Vijay's movies and the remuneration he is paid (Rs 80 Cr to even Rs 100 Cr), he can be seen as the biggest Kollywood hero after Superstar Rajinikanth. Keep that aside for a while. There will always be people who are going to say some Ajith movie did more business than some random Vijay movie.
Who is seen as a Chief Minister candidate of the future? Is it Vijay or Ajith? Anyone who has a semblance of understanding of the narrative will tell you that Vijay is seen as a potential CM.
Then, what makes Dil Raju's comments controversial? It's that he was explicit and not diplomatic in his language. If you closely observe what a lot of Tollywood filmmakers and producers say in interviews, you will realize that they are convinced that Pawan Kalyan is a bigger star than, say, Mahesh Babu. But they never say Pawan is the No. 1 star, especially in a specific context of a clash between two big films. Therefore, Raju's explicit comment has elicited controversy.
