Activists of two right-wing outfits have filed separate complaints here against actor Nayanthara and others associated with her newly-released film Annapoorani, alleging that certain scenes in it hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus, police said on Thursday.
Annapoorani tells the story of an ambitious woman from a conservative family and town
Film Makes Controversial Stories On Lord Ram
The complaints allege that the film makes controversial remarks about Lord Ram and also promotes ‘love jihad’, they said. Annapoorani was recently released on Netflix and has now been pulled from the site.
One more complaint was recorded at the Lokmanya Tilak Marg police headquarters in South Mumbai by Ramesh Solanki, the pioneer behind Hindu IT Cell, an authority said. As indicated by his protest, the film Annapoorani belittles Ruler Smash and harms the strict feelings of Hindus was deliberately delivered.
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- The complaint also cited a few scenes in the movie, which he says hurt the religious sentiments.
- The complaint mentions the last scene of the film which shows a temple priest’s daughter, played by Nayanthara, offering namaz wearing ‘hijab’ before making biryani.
- In another scene, Farhaan, the friend of the character played by Nayanthara, tells her Bhagwan Shri Ram and Maa Sita had also consumed meat.
- It mentions one more scene in which Nayanthara doesn’t go to the temple, but goes to Farhaan’s place for ‘iftaari’.
Film Pulled Off From Netflix
Movie was released in theatres on December 1 and began streaming on Netflix on December 29. Days after its debut on the platform, the film was pulled off after an FIR was filed against the makers by a man named Ramesh Solanki.
Netflix removed Annapoorani from its platform on January 10. Zee Studios issued an apology to Vishwa Hindu Parishad stating that the film will be removed from the platform until it’s edited to remove the objectionable content.
Annapoorani tells the story of an ambitious woman from a conservative family and town. She is torn between following her passion and believing the orthodox ideals she has been taught since childhood.