Overview
- Thiruvallam police have registered a case following a formal complaint from the CBFC that the film was shown with scenes and dialogues the board had ordered removed.
- The FIR names the producer, director Abhinav Sunder Nayak, the distributor, digital cinema content service providers and theatre owners and says the exhibited print may have been tampered with.
- Mollywood Times, which stars Naslen, opened in theatres on June 5 and moviegoers reported hearing expletives that the version submitted for certification had muted.
- Police invoked Section 7(1)(a)(ii) of the Cinematograph Act, a provision that covers screening unapproved content and can carry prison terms and fines, and officers say notices will be issued and the accused questioned.
- The CBFC and police are collecting evidence to compare the certified copy with the theatrical prints, and the case highlights stricter enforcement that reaches beyond filmmakers to the full distribution and exhibition chain.