The “The Kerala Story” at the 71st National Film Awards may have received two big honors, Sudipto Sen is the best director and the best shading to Prashantu Mahapatra, but not all members in the jury were not agreeing to it. In an interview to Manorama, a member of the jury and filmmaker Pradeep Nair has now revealed that he strongly opposed the selection of the film and described it as a “promotion” to defame the Kerala state. However, their objections were eventually rejected by the rest of the panel members.
A student organization of the Indian Institute of Film and Television (FTII) strongly condemned the decision to give the National Award to ‘The Keral Story’, saying that the film is not only disappointing, but also dangerous. “Filmmaker Sudipto Sen won the Best Director Award for ‘The Kerala Story’. The film also received the Best ‘Cinematography’ award at the 71st National Film Award.
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The film depicts the stories of the terrorist group Islamic State forcibly conversion of women in Kerala and included them in their organization, which led to a controversy over the film.
The FTII Students Union said in a statement on August 2 that ‘The Kerala Story’ is not a film but a weapon. He said, “The government has once again clarified its position: If the promotion in the name of cinema matches its majority, hateful agenda, he will reward it. ‘The Kerala Story’ is not a film, but a weapon. It is a false discourse that aims to discredit the Muslim community and a state that has historically stood for communal harmony, education and resistance. ”
The statement said that the decision to give the award to the film is “not only disappointing, but also dangerous.” She said, “When a government organization promotes wrong information and fear against minorities, she is not only giving” recognition of art “, but also legalizing violence.
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She is writing a script of incidents of murder, social boycott and political discrimination in future. ”The student organization also condemned that cinema was being converted into a equipment of government sponsored communalism.