The makers and distributors of the new Naslen-starrer Mollywood Times are in legal trouble after the Kerala Police registered a case against them for violating censor rules.
The legal action follows an official complaint from the regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), which alleges that theatres have been screening a version of the movie containing unapproved scenes or content altered after it received official censor clearance.
According to the CBFC complaint, the movie Mollywood Times was given a U/A 16+ rating only after the filmmakers agreed to cut specific scenes and mute offensive dialogue.
However, authorities allege that the version playing in cinemas is not the one they approved, ignoring official cuts and restoring deleted scenes and unmuting obscene language and expletives that were supposed to be censored.
The case has been registered under Section 7(1)(a)(ii) of the Cinematograph Act, which carries a penalty of up to three years in jail and a ₹1 lakh fine for violating film certification rules.
The police will soon summon everyone named in the FIR for questioning, including the producer, director Abhinav Sunder Nayak, the distributor, digital service providers, and theatre owners.
