One of the allegations towards the accused is that they promoted ‘Love Jihad’ by way of the film.

Bhopal:

Amid outrage over the film ‘Annapoorani’, a case has been registered towards actor Nayanthara, the movie’s director and producers, and Netflix India’s content material head Monika Shergill. The First Information Report, filed by a right-wing outfit in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, alleges that the accused harm non secular sentiments of Hindus, disrespected Lord Ram and promoted ‘Love Jihad’ by way of the film. 

The FIR was filed on the Omti police station by fringe outfit Hindu Sewa Parishad and names seven accused, together with Nayanthara, director Nilesh Krishnaa, producers Jatin Sethi and R Ravindran, and Netflix India’s content material hear Monika Shergill.

The film, which launched in theatres on December 1, started streaming on Netflix on December 29. After a backlash and a number of other police complaints, it has now been pulled from the OTT platform. Two complaints towards Nayanthara and others have additionally been filed in Mumbai by right-wing outfits Bajrang Dal and Hindu IT Cell.

The Jabalpur case, by the perimeter outfit’s founder and president Atul Jeswani, has been filed below Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to selling enmity amongst teams on the grounds of faith, and customary intent.