The highly anticipated Malayalam supernatural thriller, ‘Churuli‘ released on SonyLIV a couple of days back… and it was a chaotic mess. While the film had a promising premise and many brilliant setups, the ending left many confused and unsatisfied. However, the one thing every audience member took away from the movie was that it was filled with profanity. That is, after the first 10 minutes, barely a minute goes by without 5 different slurs being mentioned on screen. And it seems that KPCC AKA Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee has noticed this as well. Johnson Abraham, a member of the aforementioned committee has lodged a complaint regarding the profanity-filled film, a few hours ago.
This complaint has been lodged to the office of Pinarayi Vijayan, the CM of Kerala as well as the DGP (Director General of Police) of Kerala. Johnson has made his complaint against the film’s producer, director, story provider, scriptwriter and dialogue writer as well as the film’s star, Joju George. And while these allegations seem serious, there is a very good chance that the creators behind ‘Churuli’ will get off scot-free.
For one, at the very beginning of the film, it is mentioned that Churuli should only be viewed by individuals over the age of 18 – with an additional A rating provided on the side. Second, Joju George, the actor who Johnson specifically mentions, has less than 10 minutes of screen time in the film. True, the actor does swear on screen, but he probably does the least amount of swearing compared to the rest of the actors – except for maybe Soubin Shahir. On top of all that, the director had also put a disclaimer mentioning the entire film is fictional and not meant to offend anyone. With ample warning given, there is no crime committed here. Except for maybe the film’s ending.
For now, we will have to wait and see how this complaint pans out.