YouTube channel Tamil Talkies film reviewer Blue Sattai Maran's directorial debut film `Anti-Indian' has been denied censor certificate. Close on the heels is the Central Ministry announcement that the Film Appellate Tribunal has been abolished. Now film makers will have to seek Courts help when certificate is denied. Adam Bawa the producer of 'Anti Indian' had stated that he would appeal to the tribunal . The film has Maran himself in the lead role with Naren, Madhusudhanan and Radha Ravi in the cast..
Anti Indian ,the Tamil film is said to be about misuse of religion for political purposes. It will now go to the courts . The ministry of law and justice is to abolish the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) .The Cinematography Act, 1952, by the ministry of information and broadcasting constituted FCAT, to hear appeals from an applicant aggrieved by an order of the Central Board of Film Certification. Through an ordinance, some tribunals have been dissoolved and cases transferred to courts. A three tier system has been brought in with self regulatory mechanism for digital news platforms and OTT. The idea is to bring in a larger body that will regulate films for theatre , OTT, digital news platforms, says sources.
The view is that these tribunals do not have people with adequate experience in the field and shortage of members, a body with people with adequate experience in the the fields might be better than the present one. Film makers feel that pushing them to courts already burdened with other cases could be disastrous as getting a speedy trial is impossible. In many cases, those who have gone to court have got a favourable verdict, is another opinion.
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