Vetri Maaran moves HC claiming that CBFC denied certification
Vetri Maaran
has approached the Madras High Court after Manushi , a film produced by him and helmed by Aramm director
Gopi Nainar
, was reportedly denied certification by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
In his petition, Vetri stated that CBFC refused to certify his film, which deals with the custodial interrogation of a woman (played by Andrea Jeremiah), alleging that its content portrayed the State in a bad light.
TO TALK IS MY RIGHT; HOW IS THIS AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION?' ASKS GOPI NAINAR
When we reached out to the film's director Gopi Nainar, he told us he had sent the movie for certification a year back. 'We asked them for a certificate, but their response was along the lines that the film should not be released.'
Gopi Nainar continued, 'We then approached the Revising Committee and they too said the same. I'm ready to even cut portions of my film, the issue is that they do not want a film with such a concept to come out.'
Questioning the Censor Board's decision, he stated, 'In the film, there is an inquiry scene during an illegal custody and the CBFC said that the arguments made in the scene are against our country. But that's not true.
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Nassar's character asks Andrea's character whether children should be raised with religion or science, and Andrea says science. This is a conversation between two characters and yet, the CBFC said, 'You are saying that science should grow instead of religion, which means you are against religion.
'' 'So, I asked them, 'Out of the thousand religions here, which one does my film offend?' One person said it's against the Hindu religion because a character in the film says, 'I'm a vegetarian'. I don't know how they connect being a vegetarian to a particular religion,' he said. 'To talk is my right; how is this against the constitution? I asked them whether there is any scene, shot, character or dialogue in the film that's against India. They didn't reply to that,' he said and added, 'All we want is for the film to be certified.'
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