‘Blasphemous in nature’: Plea in Delhi HC to cease launch of Malayalam movie ‘Aquarium’

By PTI
NEW DELHI: A Catholic nun has urged the Delhi High Court to cease the discharge of Malayalam movie ‘Aquarium’, which is ready to air on an OTT platform on May 14, on grounds that it was “blasphemous” in nature and would harm the non secular sentiments of Christians at giant.

The petitioner, Jessy Mani, who’s a nun and a psychologist by career has opposed launch of the movie on the grounds that it allegedly “depicts the sexual relationship of nuns with two priests” The movie stars Sunny Wayne, Honey Rose and Rajshri Ponnappa in lead roles.

According to the petitioner, the film was accomplished in 2012-13 and was initially named ‘Pithavinum Puthranum Parisudhathmavinum’ which might imply ‘Father, Son and the Holy Spirit’.

Later the phrase Parisudhathmavinum was deleted by the producers and once they utilized for certificates from the censor board, the identical was denied because the content material of the movie was more likely to harm the non secular sentiments of the Christian group, the petition has additionally claimed.

Now the producers are releasing the film on an over-the-top (OTT) platform, an audio and video internet hosting and streaming service, as these are usually not topic to any regulation presently, the plea has claimed.

The petition has urged the court docket to both cease launch of the movie or defer the identical until the difficulty raised by the petitioner is set.