K Annamalai, a former IPS officer and current politician, has called for stricter censorship of films in India. He criticized the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for allegedly ignoring themes and portrayals that he deems problematic. Annamalai’s remarks highlight ongoing concerns about the content of films and the regulatory framework governing them.
“Some films have ruined the student community. You should follow the censor markings correctly. Even if a big star is acting, the CBFC should decide which scenes to allow and which not to allow. But some recent films certainly don’t give us joy. Despite whatever Yash (who received a co-credit for the story, screenplay, and dialogues) and Geetu intend, the ‘big reveal’ comes a little too late and does far too little for it to work.
Because on one side, we scream until our throats are sore about women’s empowerment, rape cases, and atrocities against women,” he said. Toxic is filled to the brim with characters over its 3-hour-14-minute runtime, who come and go at brief intervals, according to an HT review .
Pointing out that people are frequently exposed to “extreme violence and depictions that objectify women,” the politician, who previously served as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Tamil Nadu state unit, demanded that the CBFC do its job effectively. The bureaucrat-turned politician said the censor markings should be followed correctly. Without naming Toxic, Annamalai, who left the BJP after the Tamil Nadu assembly elections earlier this year , said that a movie “released two-three days ago” shows that he could have “a wife and a mistress”.
