Despite “voluntary cuts” on L2: Empuraan, filmmakers continue to face verbal attacks by right -wing organizations and leaders.
The state vice -president of Bharatiya Janata (BJP) B. GoPalakrishnan caused a controversy after calling film producer Supriya Menon, the creator of the Prithvi, “Urban Naxal”.
Meanwhile, the Indian Communist Party (Marxist) State Secretary of the MV Govindan, Minister of Saji Cherian Cultural Affairs and Congress Secretary General KC Venugopal watched an uninhabited version of the film on Monday. The hastily reedited version with less than 3 minutes of content is expected to be uploaded to all cinemas by Tuesday.
Mr. Cherian praised Prithviraj’s courage in filming the film. The creators should also show the courage to examine the whole film without reworking.
The Minister of Culture and Youth Saji Cherian watches the controversial Malaysian film Empuraan in Thiruvananthapurama on Monday. Photo: According to the arrangement Photo Credit: Photo: Arrangement
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s organizer published another article against the film, this time specifically focused on Prithviraj and called him “voice of anti-national”. The article states that demonstration of Gujarat events in the film is not a coincidence, and clearly suggests that the aim of Prithivira is to create a “propaganda film” that “strengthens the sinister motifs of the leftists, anti-indians”.
“This is clear from the fact that he was one of the major persons behind the Save Lakshadweep campaign, which tried to oppose the progressive measures established by the Union’s government to modernize the islands and portray them in the municipal light. He was the one who supported the Jamia students during the CAA protests and stated that “The revolution is always home.
Prithviraj’s mother and actor, Mallika Sukumaran, performed at the RSS and the organizer and praised the left democratic leading government and chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that he had stood up for freedom of speech.
“RSS or organizer will not scare us. They will soon have to fix their mistakes. Neither I nor Vydhviraj am Communists, but LDF and CM would say that his party is not excluded,” she said with us.
Mrs. Sukumaran also questioned film organizations for their silence throughout the issue. They seemed to have relied on the fact that the film was “voluntarily modified” for not commenting on this issue.
Later in the evening, the Federation of Film Staff in Kerala (Fefka) released a statement by convicts of attacks on social media on Mohannel and Prithviraj. The organization welcomes uncompromising criticism of the form and content of the film, but should not retreat to insults and threats. The aim of any meaningful debate is not to silence the other side, but to allow them to speak, said Fefka.
Even that most of Malaysian filming remained firmly blind, actor Asif Ali condemned the trend of launching social media attacks through anonymous handles. He appealed that the film should be considered that it is just and nothing more should be credited.
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of Metropolitan Yuhanon Mar Melletius of the Diocese Thrissur was published to support the film in the post on Facebook. “They killed Gandhi, massacred thousands in Gujarat, and demolished Babri’s Masjid. Now they killed the film. The murders continue,” he wrote.
The news of the reworking of the film has led to huge requirements for Empuraan tickets, with the film most of the home show across Keral since its release on Thursday.
Published – 31 March 2025 20:02
