The screenings of controversial movie 'The Kerala Story', which was released two days ago, have been halted in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu Multiplex Association has announced that it was stop the screening from today owing to law and order situation and poor response to the movie.
According to reports, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) in Tamil Nadu on Saturday staged a protest against the release of ‘The Kerala Story’ in Chennai. Cadres of NTK held a protest inside a theatre in Chennai against the screening of The Kerala Story and were later detained by the police, India Today reported.
The film, starring Adah Sharma, written and directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Shah, was screened in theatres across Kerala on the first day of its release. The filmmakers claim it is a compilation of the true stories of three young women from the state.
Kerala’s ruling CPI(M) and opposition Congress have said the film falsely claims that 32,000 women got converted and radicalised and were deployed in terror missions both in India and the world.
In Tamil Nadu, members of the TN Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) demanded a ban on the film for portraying Muslims as terrorists. TMMK leader and legislator M H Jawahirullah described the movie as a vile campaign to sow seeds of hatred and tension among the people. "The film presents a completely false and dangerous view and has been fabricated as a true story," he alleged.
In Chennai, a banner displayed outside a theatre where the controversial film was about to be screened was torn during the protest. Over 200 persons were arrested during the protest across the state and they were later released.
(With inputs from PTI)
