Kerala HC stays release of 'The Kerala Story 2', says censors didn't 'apply mind'

NEW DELHI: The Kerala High Court connected Thursday issued an interim enactment connected the merchandise of the movie ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’, for 15 days, a time earlier its scheduled to merchandise connected February 27.The Court observed that, prima facie, determination appeared to beryllium non-application of caput by the censor committee portion granting certification to the movie, reported PTI.The interim bid came aft the tribunal heard petitions challenging the censor certificate granted to the movie and seeking suspension of its release. The seat of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering pleas filed by Sreedev Namboothiri of Kannur and others. During proceedings connected Tuesday, the tribunal orally observed that the apprehensions raised by sections of radical successful Kerala implicit the film’s merchandise could not beryllium ignored, peculiarly since the filmmakers had claimed it was based connected existent events and had utilized ‘Kerala’ successful the title.“Kerala lives successful full harmony among assorted religions. But portraying it successful specified a mode arsenic though this is what is happening each implicit Kerala gives a incorrect denotation and whitethorn besides incite passions, which is wherever the censor committee comes into play,” the tribunal said.