Overview

• The CBFC headquarters in Mumbai granted certification on July 12 after producers accepted retitling the film as Janaki V v/s State of Kerala and agreed to two minor cuts.
• A July 9 Kerala High Court hearing prompted the board to reduce its original demand from 96 edits to just two.
• FEFKA, AMMA and the Producers Association staged protests at the CBFC’s Thiruvananthapuram office to oppose the board’s initial refusal over religious sensitivity.
• Featuring Suresh Gopi and Anupama Parameswaran, the legal drama is now set to release worldwide on July 17 following its certification impasse.
• The resolution highlights ongoing tensions between artistic freedom and statutory censorship under Section 5B(2) of India’s Cinematograph Act.