High court judge watches Suresh Gopi movie JSK at pvt studio
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Kochi: Kerala high court judge Justice N Nagaresh viewed Suresh Gopi-starrer movie 'JSK-Janaki vs State of Kerala' at a private studio in Kakkanad, Kochi, on Saturday following a petition received concerning the title and lead character name Janaki.
Justice N Nagaresh, accompanied by Anand B Menon (the petitioners' counsel), three court officials and central govt counsels S Biju and Alka Warrier, watched the movie at Colour Planet Studio in Padamugal. The screening, initially scheduled at Lal Media, Palarivattom, was shifted due to technical reasons. The judge and officials arrived at the studio at 10am and left around 1pm after watching the film, which is of two-and-a-half hours' duration.
The petition was posted for further hearing on July 9.
Cosmos Entertainment, the movie's production house, had approached the high court seeking a direction to the
Central Board of Film Certification
(CBFC) to issue a censor certificate within a stipulated time frame as the film was originally slated for June 27 release. CBFC, however, objected to the title and the use of the name Janaki — another name for Goddess Sita — contending that it violated Guideline 2(12) of the film certification rules, which prohibits visuals or expressions contemptuous of racial, religious or other groups.
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In an earlier hearing, the court had criticised the CBFC's stance, questioning how the use of the name Janaki could be deemed offensive. "What is wrong with the name Janaki? Why should the petitioner change the title? Give a reason. Do you dictate to directors and artists which titles they should use or what stories they should tell?" the court had asked.
Kochi: Kerala high court judge Justice N Nagaresh viewed Suresh Gopi-starrer movie 'JSK-Janaki vs State of Kerala' at a private studio in Kakkanad, Kochi, on Saturday following a petition received concerning the title and lead character name Janaki.
Justice N Nagaresh, accompanied by Anand B Menon (the petitioners' counsel), three court officials and central govt counsels S Biju and Alka Warrier, watched the movie at Colour Planet Studio in Padamugal. The screening, initially scheduled at Lal Media, Palarivattom, was shifted due to technical reasons. The judge and officials arrived at the studio at 10am and left around 1pm after watching the film, which is of two-and-a-half hours' duration.
The petition was posted for further hearing on July 9.
Cosmos Entertainment, the movie's production house, had approached the high court seeking a direction to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue a censor certificate within a stipulated time frame as the film was originally slated for June 27 release. CBFC, however, objected to the title and the use of the name Janaki — another name for Goddess Sita — contending that it violated Guideline 2(12) of the film certification rules, which prohibits visuals or expressions contemptuous of racial, religious or other groups.
In an earlier hearing, the court had criticised the CBFC's stance, questioning how the use of the name Janaki could be deemed offensive. "What is wrong with the name Janaki? Why should the petitioner change the title? Give a reason. Do you dictate to directors and artists which titles they should use or what stories they should tell?" the court had asked.
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