Unni Mukundan’s Marco (2024), which has been streaming on an OTT platform, confronted a setback as CBFC (Central Board of Movie Certification) sought a ban on its streaming rights. The Regional Officer of the CBFC has appealed to the committee’s Chairperson, requesting Central Authorities intervention to dam Marco’s streaming on OTT platforms. Marco has been deemed as some of the violent movies within the historical past of the Malayalam cinema.
Earlier, the CBFC has already rejected the satellite tv for pc rights for Marco, as a result of its “extraordinarily” violent content material.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, earlier, additionally criticised the violent nature of the movie, influencing real-life violence by children.
Chatting with Manorama Information, Nadeem Thufali, the Regional Officer of CBFC mentioned, “Marco has already been licensed A by the CBFC. Mother and father ought to train warning when permitting youngsters to observe such movies. The CBFC’s function is proscribed to certification and doesn’t contain censorship. We’ve rejected the satellite tv for pc rights for the film Marco as it isn’t appropriate for a household viewers.”
Unni Mukundan, who performed the titular character within the movie, had defended the portrayal of violence within the movie, citing it is a tip of the ice-berg compared to what occurs in actuality.
“Violence has been part of human evolution. We’ve attained peace by way of wars. Above all, survival is our final aim. I am not saying it’s an excuse to indicate violence on display screen, however the truth stays that violence exists in our society. Marco would not even present ten % of the violence current in our society,” Unni Mukundan informed Galatta Plus.
Marco is the 2024 Malayalam-language neo-noir motion thriller movie written and directed by Haneef Adeni. The plot follows Marco, a ruthless felony and the adopted son of the Adattu household, who goes on a bloody rampage after the brutal loss of life of his blind foster-brother Victor.
Marco has been streaming on the OTT platform SonyLIV submit its theatrical run.
