Violent films have undesirable effect on society, says Kerala High Court
1 week, 2 days ago

Violent films have undesirable effect on society, says Kerala High Court

India Today  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday questioned the extent to which the State can regulate the portrayal of violence in films and other media, asking whether such depictions merely reflect societal realities or contribute to glorification. The Bench of Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice CS Sudha raised these concerns while hearing cases related to the Hema Committee Report, which examines the exploitation of women in the Malayalam film industry. “Is too much violence or the glorification of violence desirable, or are films just depicting the realities of today’s society?” Justice Nambiar asked, emphasising that such considerations must be factored into any proposed law addressing harassment in the film industry. This also comes on the heels of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan raising concerns about the glorification of violence in films and television serials, stressing on their detrimental impact on young minds.

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Drishyams of violence: Is Malayalam cinema being scapegoated for rising crimes in Kerala?
5 days, 20 hours ago

Drishyams of violence: Is Malayalam cinema being scapegoated for rising crimes in Kerala?

New Indian Express  

Plato and Aristotle spoke of mimesis as the re-presentation of nature. This is what the CM said: "Cinema is negatively influencing the youth," Pinarayi said, referring to a police report that claimed several students, after watching Avesham, a blockbuster movie starring Fahad Faazil, tried to emulate gangsters from the film in real life. With desensitisation, children may not even be …

While glorifying violence in cinema can have an undesirable effect on people, freedom of expression too must be considered, says Kerala HC
1 week, 2 days ago

While glorifying violence in cinema can have an undesirable effect on people, freedom of expression too must be considered, says Kerala HC

The Hindu  

While the glorification of violence in cinema and other visual media can have an undesirable effect on people, any action taken in this regard must also consider the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression, the Kerala High Court has said. The court said this recently while considering petitions seeking action on the K. Hema Committee report on the …

Kerala Police to harness star power to lessen filmdom’s accent on gory cinemas
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Kerala Police to harness star power to lessen filmdom’s accent on gory cinemas

The Hindu  

The Kerala Police plan to enlist the help of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists to lessen the entertainment industry’s “growing accent on money-spinning” murder and mutilation films, which arguably desensitise youth to the horrors of wanton physical violence. The move comes as investigators continue to search for credible psychological insights into the motivations of the 23-year-old charged with the …

Malayalam film industry pushes back against holding films responsible for rise in violence
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Malayalam film industry pushes back against holding films responsible for rise in violence

The Hindu  

Amid a raging debate in Kerala over the role of films in fuelling shocking acts of violence by young people in recent times, the film industry has begun a pushback against casting it as the sole villain on the issue. A day after the State Assembly witnessed a discussion on the recent spate of crimes, including narcotic abuse cases involving …

Cinema may have role in violence in society, but it’s not the source: Union Minister Suresh Gopi
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cinema may have role in violence in society, but it’s not the source: Union Minister Suresh Gopi

The Hindu  

Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Saturday conceded that cinema may have a role in the violence occurring in society, but it cannot be said that movies were the source of the same. Mr. Gopi, the Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism, said that people watching a film should not merely see it, they need to understand …

The many shades of violence on-screen
8 months ago

The many shades of violence on-screen

The Hindu  

There is no doubt today, with a war and a horrific occupation in place, that we, as a race, are essentially ensconced in violence. A casual approach to sexual violence More recently, Vijay Sethupathy and Anurag Kashyap’s flick Maharaja set the cash registers ringing with a rather contrived revenge drama, gimmicky and replete with non-linear time zones. While redeemed much …

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s ‘Leo’ and the history of violence in tamil cinema
1 year, 5 months ago

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s ‘Leo’ and the history of violence in tamil cinema

The Hindu  

A bullied and disgruntled teenage boy watching Bruce Lee movies to learn some moves, could end up learning more about Lee’s appeal to peace and oneness, and fall in love with martial arts movies. Or, he might yet realise that movies are just “24 lies per second at the service of truth.” Now, should Bruce Lee be held responsible for …

What Action Can Be Taken Against Persons Deliberately Posting Bad Reviews Of Films? Kerala High Court Asks Police Chief
1 year, 5 months ago

What Action Can Be Taken Against Persons Deliberately Posting Bad Reviews Of Films? Kerala High Court Asks Police Chief

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday sought inputs from the State Police Chief on how individuals associated with a movie could file complaints against activities aimed towards denigrating and tarnishing a movie, so as to trigger a proper investigation.The bench also sought to know the consequences flowing therefrom, both under penal law, as well as under the laws relating to. …

What is violent content doing to our children?
1 year, 6 months ago

What is violent content doing to our children?

Live Mint  

Last week, I watched King of Kotha in a theatre. “When exposed to violence initially—whether on-screen or real life—the child experiences anxiety, uncertainty, fear, even depression,” says Dr. Ruksheda Syeda, a Mumbai-based psychiatrist at Trellis Family Centre. “Children automatically acquire scripts for the behaviours they observe around them in real life or in the media, along with emotional reactions and …

'You Can't Vilify A Community' : Supreme Court Judges Agree To Watch 'The Kerala Story' Movie After Objections Raised To Portrayal Of Muslims
1 year, 10 months ago

'You Can't Vilify A Community' : Supreme Court Judges Agree To Watch 'The Kerala Story' Movie After Objections Raised To Portrayal Of Muslims

Live Law  

While hearing the batch of petitions concerning the screening of the controversial film 'The Kerala Story', the Supreme Court orally remarked today that as much as the Apex Court was there to protect free speech, vilifying a community could not be permitted. He said– "The movie starts with "fight the non believers" said by a Muslim man.Another scene shows Muslim …

The Kerala Story: To Ban or Not to Ban – That is For The People to Decide - News18
1 year, 10 months ago

The Kerala Story: To Ban or Not to Ban – That is For The People to Decide - News18

News 18  

I am against the culture of banning, be it films, books, exhibitions or anything else, unless the reasons are absolutely and verifiably compelling. The above comments are, as you must have guessed, in the context of the controversy surrounding Sudipto Sen’s film The Kerala Story. We now have a situation where some parts of India don’t want people to see …

Mamata Banerjee govt defends ban on The Kerala Files in SC, says audience make ‘objectional comments’ seeing Hindus tortured, ‘hate speech’ in movie hurts religious feelings
1 year, 10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee govt defends ban on The Kerala Files in SC, says audience make ‘objectional comments’ seeing Hindus tortured, ‘hate speech’ in movie hurts religious feelings

Op India  

On Tuesday, May 16, the West Bengal government led by CM Mamata Banerjee submitted an affidavit in which it defended a ban on the film The Kerala Story claiming that the movie contains ‘manipulated facts and hate speech’ in several scenes and may hurt the religious sentiments leading to communal disharmony and pose a law and order situation. In its …

HIT 2 director Sailesh Kolanu on violent films influencing real-life crimes: ‘Important to not glamourise violence'
2 years, 4 months ago

HIT 2 director Sailesh Kolanu on violent films influencing real-life crimes: ‘Important to not glamourise violence'

Hindustan Times  

The trailer of upcoming Telugu serial killer thriller HIT 2 was released on Wednesday. At the trailer launch event, the film’s director Sailesh Kolanu was asked about the general perception that violent films influence real-life crimes. HIT 2 follows police officer Krishna Dev aka KD of the Telangana Police’s Homicide Intervention Team and how he deals with a new case …

Pankaj Tripathi says violence in films "doesn't attract me as an audience"
4 years, 9 months ago

Pankaj Tripathi says violence in films "doesn't attract me as an audience"

India TV News  

Pankaj Tripathi has portrayed violent characters on screen such as Kaleen Bhaiyya in "Mirzapur", Sultan in "Gangs Of Wasseypur" and Guruji in "Sacred Games". However, the actor revealed that violence in films doesn't attract him much "as an audience". "I have done a good number of gangster roles in films and that surprises me as much, because I don't naturally …

Mere Disturbance Of Law And Order Is No Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker Under Art. 19(1)(A) Of Constitution: Rules Kerala HC; Okays Exhibition Of Documentaries On Students’ Agitation..
7 years, 3 months ago

Mere Disturbance Of Law And Order Is No Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker Under Art. 19(1)(A) Of Constitution: Rules Kerala HC; Okays Exhibition Of Documentaries On Students’ Agitation..

Live Law  

While overruling the objections of the Central Government regarding exhibition of documentaries ‘March, March, March’ and ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, the Kerala High Court observed that mere disturbance of law and order was not a ground to curtail freedom guaranteed to film maker under Article 19 of the Constitution of India. The said documentaries, as well as another documentary …

Malayalam actress assault case: Shielding Dileep only reiterates Mollywood’s gender insensitivity
7 years, 8 months ago

Malayalam actress assault case: Shielding Dileep only reiterates Mollywood’s gender insensitivity

Firstpost  

What is causing an unprecedented outcry in the Malayalam actress assault case is the urgency and brashness shown by the some of the leading actors in declaring Dileep innocent The Aluva Police Club located a few kilometers out of the bustling Kochi city has been infamous for the number of high profile police interrogations the venue has witnessed. Though both …

Jisha murder: Preachy Malayalam film stars should first change their on screen anti-women behaviour
8 years, 10 months ago

Jisha murder: Preachy Malayalam film stars should first change their on screen anti-women behaviour

Firstpost  

Even as the statewide protests against alleged police inefficiency in the Jisha murder case swell in Kerala, stars of the Malayalam film industry too are jumping into the fray. In his Facebook post, Mohanlal wrote: “Let’s unite and decide that we shall never let anything like this happen to women around us. Prayers to departed souls” Mammootty’s son and one …

Violence against women is only one avatar of the misogynistic gaze of cinema
8 years, 11 months ago

Violence against women is only one avatar of the misogynistic gaze of cinema

Firstpost  

It will convince you, if you needed it, that violence against women is only one avatar of the misogynistic gaze of cinema. Passing these walls we’d also wondered whether the Kannada movie Bullet Rani had anything to do with the Hindi Revolver Rani. Occasionally, I’ve made some hazy plans to steal a particularly beautiful print, like a monochromatic blue poster …

Why blame cinema for violence, rape, asks Javed Akhtar
9 years, 2 months ago

Why blame cinema for violence, rape, asks Javed Akhtar

India TV News  

Kolkata: Veteran lyricist-scriptwriter Javed Akhtar on Monday came down heavily on the view that cinema spreads violence and criticised the trend of connecting incidences of rape to cinema. I am telling you let us not have a wrong diagnosis of a national problem because we will not be able to correct it then," Akhtar said at the Tata Steel Kolkata …

Revoke ban on Nirbhaya documentary: Editors Guild
10 years ago

Revoke ban on Nirbhaya documentary: Editors Guild

The Hindu  

The Editors Guild of India on Friday urged the government to revoke the ban on the film India’s Daughte r to enable people to view “what is a positive and powerful documentary touching on the freedom, dignity and safety” of women. Describing the ban as “wholly unwarranted” and based on a misunderstanding of the power and message behind the documentary, …

Why just blame Bollywood for crime against women, asks Priyanka Chopra
11 years, 3 months ago

Why just blame Bollywood for crime against women, asks Priyanka Chopra

Firstpost  

If art provocates crimes against women, historic sites like Ajanta-Ellora and Vatsayana’s “Kamasutra” must be banned, says Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who believes cinema is an “art” too and it should not be blamed for the rising crimes against women in the nation. New Delhi: If art provocates crimes against women, historic sites like Ajanta-Ellora and Vatsayana’s “Kamasutra” must be …

The Sunday Conversation: Violence in entertainment has long history, film expert says
12 years, 1 month ago

The Sunday Conversation: Violence in entertainment has long history, film expert says

LA Times  

A brutal mugging and murder, a heinous rape sequence and several scenes of vigilante murders caused one critic to call this box office hit with Charles Bronson an “immoral threat to society.” Other movies such as the Clint Eastwood “Dirty Harry” series played on the pervasive fear of crime during this era. “It was a time,” Penn later said, “where …

Depictions of violence in theater: Revelation, not nihilism
12 years, 1 month ago

Depictions of violence in theater: Revelation, not nihilism

LA Times  

In one of the most infamous scenes in modern drama, a group of young men in a London park stone a baby to death in its carriage. Edward Bond’s “Saved” provoked outrage when it was produced in 1965 by the Royal Court Theatre as a private club offering, a designation used to slip past the Lord Chamberlain’s Office. THE CULTURE …

Bollywood divided on whether films incite sexual violence
12 years, 3 months ago

Bollywood divided on whether films incite sexual violence

India TV News  

Mumbai, Dec 25: Do explicit movie scenes and double-meaning songs and dialogues incite sexual violence? Let's focus on real issues," said Mr Luthria.Shirin Farhad ki Toh Nikal Padi's director Bela Sehgal said it is important to inculcate a feeling of respect for women in boys from a young age. "How can you rape a woman when it is a woman …

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