Another film faces the repercussions of allegedly hurting religious sentiments. This time is Nayanthara starrer film Annapoorani which was released on December 1, 2023. An FIR was filed against the film for hurting the sentiments of the Hindu community with some particular scenes and dialogues. The FIR has been filed at a police station in Mumbai. As per reports, the film allegedly promotes Love Jihad too!
What Is The FIR?
Annapoorani was South-Indian actor Nayanthara’s 75th film and it is an adaptation of Valmiki’s Ramayana. The actress plays the role of an aspiring chef and the daughter of a priest but is faced with a lot of difficulties in preparing non-veg food. While the film did not do well at the box office, its Netflix release created a big controversy for the makers and the actors involved. Apart from Nayanthara, actor Jai is also a part of the film that is directed by Nilesh Krishnaa. As per a report by Republic, an FIR was filed at the LT Marg Police Station in Mumbai. The complaint highlights a problematic dialogue delivered by Jai on Lord Ram when he says that the deity is a meat eater. One of the scenes in Annapoorani that hurt the Hindu sentiment was when Nayanthara’s character reads Namaz before a cooking competition. These scenes in the film were not not welcomed by a certain section of the society and the Hindu IT cell went ahead to file the complaint.
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There are no official statements by the makers or the actors as of yet. The film only earned 5 crores at the box office. Nayanthara recently made her Bollywood debut with Atlee Kumar’s Jawan opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Her film Lady Superstar 74 is another highly-anticipated project.