Nayanthara's Annapoorani removed from OTT for 'hurting' religious sentiments, promoting Love-Jihad

Nayanthara's latest film, Annapoorani, faces backlash for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. movie, which premiered in aters on December 1 and began streaming on Netflix from December 29, has been met with legal challenges. Amid legal battle, film has been removed from OTT platform.

Nayanthara's film Annapoorani removed from OTT

Days after Annapoorani me its Netflix debut, an FIR (First Information Report) was filed against film and key stakeholders by Ramesh Solanki, founder of Hindu IT cell. Solanki claimed that movie offends Hindu religious sentiments, prompting legal action against actors Nayanthara and Jai, writer-director Nilesh Krishna, producers Jatin Sethi, R Ravindran, and Punit Goenka, Zee Studios Chief Business Officer Shariq Patel, and Netflix India's he, Monika Shergill. Subsequently, removal of film from OTT platform was considered.

In latest development, film has been removed from streaming platform. move came as a response to legal proceedings and after a request from makers that Annapoorani be pulled from OTT platform until such a time necessary edits are me. "We have no intentions as co-producers of film to hurt religious sentiments of Hindus and Brahmin community and would like to hereby apologise for inconvenience caused and hurt caused to sentiments of respective communities," statement re.

What were controversial scenes in Annapoorani?

In a pivotal moment in film, Nayanthara character -- a Brahmin woman, faces challenges during a cooking competition where she is tasked with making biryani. Subsequently, a college memory resurfaces, recalling a Muslim woman who shared a unique recipe secret: offering Namaz before cooking for an exceptional flavour. In response, Nayanthara's character, donning a hijab, chooses to sit on floor and offer Namaz before starting biryani preparation.

In anor scene, Nayanthara's boyfriend, Farhan, supports her by referencing passages from Ramayan. Farhan claims that Valmiki wrote about Lord Ram, Lakshman, and Mata Sita mentioning y ate meat during ir exile (Vanvas) when y were hungry. This encouragement is met with initial reluctance from Nayanthara's character, who, as daughter of a Hindu pujari, is hesitant to cook non-vegetarian food. Despite Farhan's persuasion, she maintains her commitment to vegetarian cooking in video.

Annapoorani revolves around an ambitious woman from a Brahmin family in conservative town of Srirangam. protagonist grapples with conflict between her passion and orthodox ideals instilled in her since childhood. film depicts her determination to overcome caste and religious differences, pursuing her dreams despite societal expectations.