Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram

Film director calls for dismissal of Censor Board

Staff Reporter
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: T.V. Chandran, film director, has called for the `dismissal' of the Censor Board.

He was speaking after inaugurating a seminar on `Censorship and super censorship,' organised as a part of 11th Trivandrum International Film Festival here, on Sunday.

"Film festivals and seminars are conducted with the intention of encouraging good films. However, the Censor Board has been playing a detrimental role in this," Mr. Chandran alleged.

E.N. Sajith, Censor Board member, highlighted the issue of `super censorship' imposed on films by pressure groups in society after their release.

K. Ramachandran Babu, cinematographer, alleged that politicians were stalling the screening of certain films for "political gains."

Sathyajith Mathippe, director from Sri Lanka, was of the view that the freedom of expression of film makers in the island nation was often curtailed on political and religious grounds.

The director Sanjay Jha, whose film Strings is featured at the festival, said his film had to face `super censorship' from religious leaders in North India. According to him, there should be a discussion on the guidelines required for making a film.

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