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Chennai, March 30 – The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared director Sri Senthil's highly anticipated investigative thriller, 'Kaalidas 2', featuring actor Bharath in the lead role, for release with a U/A certificate.The makers of the film posted a poster on their social...

Chennai, March 28 – The Central Board of Film Certification has now cleared "Vaazha 2", the second installment of the hugely successful Malayalam franchise "Vaazha", for release with a U/A certificate.The filmmakers made this announcement using the film's official Instagram handle. Posting a...

New Delhi, March 27 A group of Opposition MPs wrote to Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday, raising concerns over the alleged denial of certification for theatrical release to 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'.In a joint letter, the MPs said reports suggesting that the...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka State Commission for Women Chairperson Nagalakshmi Choudhary called on the CBFC on Tuesday to take a stand against "illegal and obscene lyrics," following public outcry over a song from an upcoming film featuring Sanjay Dutt and Nora Fatehi, which has been...

Chennai, March 14 – The Central Board of Film Certification has now cleared director Midhun Manuel Thomas’s highly anticipated Malayalam film ‘Aadu 3: One Last Ride, Part 1’, starring Jayasurya, for release with a clean ‘U’ certificate.Actor Jayasurya shared the news on his Instagram page. He...

New Delhi, March 14 – The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has certified 71,963 films over the last five years, while also reducing the average time taken for certification of feature films to 22 working days with the implementation of an online system, the Government informed the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 – In a significant relief for Malayalam actress Shwetha Menon, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday quashed all criminal proceedings initiated against her over allegations that she appeared in films and advertisements containing obscene and vulgar visuals.Justice...

Hyderabad, March 10 – The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has cleared director Harish Shankar's action entertainer, "Ustaad Bhagat Singh," starring Pawan Kalyan, for release with a U/A certificate, its makers announced on Tuesday.In a post on its X account, production house Mythri...

Chennai, March 9 – According to sources in the industry, the screening of actor Vijay's 'Jana Nayagan', which was scheduled for the Revising Committee of the Central Board of Film Certification on Monday, has now been postponed.Sources in the industry say that the screening of the highly...

Hyderabad, March 5 – The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared the upcoming film, 'Saraswathi', starring and directed by Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, for release with a U/A certificate.For those unaware, 'Saraswathi' marks actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's debut as a director in...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 Former Governor of Mizoram, Kummanam Rajasekharan, said on Saturday that he would watch the film 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond', adding that he had seen the first installment of the franchise and found nothing objectionable.Rajasekharan, who is also a former...

Mumbai, February 27 – Producer Vipul Shah, whose film 'The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond' has been cleared for release by the Kerala High Court, has reacted to the court order.The producer spoke to the media on Friday, sharing his thoughts on the lifting of the interim stay on his film. He...

Kochi, February 27 The Kerala High Court on Friday allowed the release of the film 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' by staying the single judge's order which had put the film's screening on hold for 15 days.A bench of justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and P V Balakrishnan passed the...

Kochi, February 27 – In a dramatic turn of events just 24 hours after a court ruling, a division bench of the Kerala High Court lifted the interim stay on the release of "The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond" on Friday, clearing the way for the film's screening.The division bench, comprising...

Kochi, February 26 Hours after a single judge put on hold the release of the film 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' for 15 days, a division bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday considered an appeal against the interim order and reserved its verdict in the matter.The bench of Justices...

Mumbai, February 26 – Actress-director Nandita Das has condemned the "restrictive" censorship on the upcoming film, "The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond".The actress attended the "Sashakt Nari, Vikshit Bharat" event organized by the Chintan Research Foundation. During the event, she spoke with...

Kochi, February 26 A division bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday considered an appeal against the single judge's order, which had put on hold the release of the film "The Kerala Story 2 - Goes Beyond" for 15 days.In a late-evening hearing, Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and P V...

Kochi, February 26 In a setback for the makers of 'The Kerala Story 2–Goes Beyond', the Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the release of the film, saying that there was prima facie a clear failure by the CBFC to apply its mind to the requirements of the law.The court also noted that "the...

Mumbai, February 26 – The makers of the upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’ have approached the Supreme Court after the Kerala High Court granted an interim stay on the film's release on Thursday.The Kerala High Court noted that there was prima facie evidence that the Censor Board...

Kochi, February 26 The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted an interim stay on the release of the film "The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond," stating that the censor board prima facie failed to consider relevant factors while certifying the film.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the order in...