Overview

• The CBFC’s Mumbai office objected to the use of “Janaki” – a name of Goddess Sita – in a rape survivor’s story, citing risks of communal tension.
• The Kerala CBFC division had initially granted the film a U/A certificate without edits, highlighting regional discrepancies in certification standards.
• Producers plan to submit the revised version by Friday for re-censoring, with the board ordered to issue clearance within three days of resubmission.
• Justice N Nagaresh’s screening of the film on July 5 and subsequent July 9 hearing prompted the board to retract its original demand for 96 cuts.
• Facing financial losses and looming OTT deadlines, the filmmakers accepted the minimal edits rather than pursue a protracted legal battle.