The makers of Janaki V Vs State of Kerala, the controversial Malayalam movie starring Suresh Gopi and Anupama Parameswaran, have introduced the movie’s OTT release. The Pravin Narayanan-directed courtroom drama will premiere on ZEE5 on Independence Day, August 15.
ZEE5 unveiled a brand new trailer of the movie to announce the information. “Janaki, a woman silenced by society, rises with unshakable courage to take on the state itself. As the courtroom turns into a battlefield, her truth begins to shake the foundation of law and order,” reads the logline by the streamer. Anupama performs Janaki Vidhyadharan, a sexual assault survivor, whereas Suresh performs her counsel, David Abel Donovan.
Janaki V Vs State of Kerala, which was launched in theatres on July 17, made headlines for a number of weeks forward of its release. The movie courted controversy after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) demanded that the makers change the title in addition to the identify of the titular character of Janaki, apparently as a result of the identify additionally refers to the Hindu goddess Sita.
Later, the revising committee of the CBFC additionally rejected certification for the movie. The choice led to a political uproar in Kerala, with many movie our bodies organising protests towards the censor board. Stating that movies bearing comparable names had been launched earlier, the Kerala High Court sought a proof from the CBFC and requested whether or not the modifications urged had been a problem to the freedom of artistic expression.
The CBFC later cleared the release of the re-edited model of movie, which was re-titled as Janaki V. v/s State of Kerala.
Also starring Divya Pillai, Sruthi Ramachandran, Askar Ali, Madhav Suresh Gopi, and Baiju Sandosh, the movie has music scored by Gireesh Narayanan and background rating by Ghibran. Renadive is the cinematographer, whereas Samjith Mohammed is the editor. J Phanindra Kumar produces the movie beneath the Cosmos Entertainments banner.
The Hindu’s evaluate of the movie learn, “For a courtroom drama, there is hardly any scene that makes an impact. As if to excite the audience lulled by the sluggish drama, there is an unnecessary jump scare sequence, which seems inspired from a B-grade horror movie. Songs further drag down the narrative. With its insensitive take on an important issue, Janaki V Vs State of Kerala becomes a film as pointless as the letter ‘V’, which was added to Janaki’s name to satisfy the whims of the censors.”
