Kamal Haasan spoke about The Kerala Story.
Actor Kamal Haasan, who previously called The Kerala Story a propaganda film, has once again expressed his opinion on the Sudipto Sen film. At a recent event, the actor-politician said that the “audience should go to watch a film like The Kerala Story with suspended disbelief.” He added that he wouldn’t ban any film but urge people to understand the purpose of the film.
Kamal was speaking at India Today Conclave South 2023 when he said, “I wouldn’t ban any film, let them talk. I would try to tell people to understand the film and what is the purpose of the film. That’s what I am doing when people ask me about… because my film was banned in Tamil Nadu, Vishwaroopam. People are still wondering why it was banned. There was a case between Raj Kamal Films and the Tamil Nadu government. We won the case and released the film. I wouldn’t advocate banning any film. As a matter of fact, I was one of the strong advocates in turning certification board into a censor board and banning or editing films.”
He added, “This country should have free speech. They can certify the film and say certain people could not see the film. Audiences should go to watch a film like The Kerala Story with suspended disbelief and then think.”
The Kerala Story’s trailer previously claimed that the film was a ‘true story’ based on the story of 32,000 women but later, this number was changed to three. Speaking about the same, the actor said, “I have not seen the film but have heard of what people have spoken of it. From what I could derive, certain things could have happened but you cannot increase or exaggerate numbers or make it look like a national crisis.”
In an earlier interaction, Kamal was quoted by ANI as saying, “I told you, it’s propagandist films that I am against. It’s not enough if you write ‘true story’ at the bottom as a logo. It has to really be true, and that is not true.”
The actor is currently working on his film Indian 2, which has been in the pipeline for a while now. The film is directed by S Shankar and also stars Siddharth and Kajal Aggarwal in pivotal roles.