The matter in the Kerala High Court is expected to be taken up next on 20th May 2021. While passing an interim order, court said the matter is to be heard in detail and the jurisdiction of the court also has to be decided. After overcoming two censor board bans, Film was finally titled ‘Aquarium’ and now slated to be released on OTT as these are not subject to any regulation presently.įurther the Petitioners claimed that the contents of the Film indirectly affect the fundamental right of the Catholic Christian community and its believers exceeding the constitutional limits of freedom of expression and the same time, the right of worship as guaranteed under the Constitution of India. Later the word “ Parisudhathmavinum” (Holy Spirit) was deleted by the producers. While producers had applied for certificate from the censor board, the censor board had denied as the content of the Film was likely to hurt the religious sentiments of the Christian community. The Petitioners further also alleged that the Film certification was obtained by fraud, as the Film was originally named ‘ Pithavinum Puthranum Parisudhathmavinum‘ which would mean ‘Father, Son and the Holy Spirit’ and was completed in 2012-13. The Petitioners claimed that portrayal of nuns and priests and their sexualities amounts to cheap publicity and is to defame Christianity by “giving a totally different concept of priesthood and to the nunship.” It contains messages of communal divide and disharmony among the members of different community. According to reports, the maker of the film stated that film deals with how religions exploit women’s mental and physical problems. The Petitioners alleged that theme of the script of the Film offends the religious sentiments of Christians as a whole and nuns and priests in particular.
Read Order here.įilm ‘Aquarium’ is starring Arjun Sunny Wayne, V K Prakash, Sabu Cyril, Honey Rose, Rajshri Ponnappa and directed by T Deepesh and produced by Shaji Kannambeth under the banner of Kannambeth Productions and was slated to be released on the OTT platform “Saina Play” on 14 th May 2021. On hearing the petition filed by two Catholic nuns Sr Josia and Sr Mary KG(“ Petitioners”), the Kerala High Court has issued stay for two weeks for the certification granted to Malayalam Film ‘Aquarium’.
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