There is this curious case in the South where a viewer, Raja Murugan, has approached the Madurai High Court with a plea to get the director of the film ‘Leo’, Lokesh Kanagaraja, checked for his mental faculties!
He has asked the court that the director be psychologically examined to establish whether or not he has lost his faculties!
Murugan finds the excessive use of violence, drugs, speeding and showing characters involved in illegal activities as the film’s main theme. Further, he has demanded that the film should be properly examined by the Censors and the director be tried for filming scenes that would incite violence.
The plea was to be heard by the court on January 3, but, strangely, Murugan did not turn up. If this is a publicity stunt to further promote the film, which is already a super hit, Murugan should be hauled up by the court.
Lucky for ‘Animal’, nobody went to court.
Raja Murugan is not the only one to have a complaint against the Censor Board. Some days back, the makers of a Marathi film, ‘Morrya’, needed to call an ‘Urgent’ press conference alleging that the Censors followed the policy of obfuscation and obstruction.
‘Morrya’ had been submitted for certification two months ago, and its release was planned for January 12, yet, despite many follow-ups, there was no response from the Board.
This is not the first time that a maker has complaints about the Censor Board, and it won’t be the last.
–By Vinod Mirani