IFFK 2025 row: Pinarayi Vijayan calls the screening ban unacceptable, assures ‘All denied films will be screened’
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has vowed to screen all films denied permission by the Union Ministry for the International Film Festival of Kerala 2025, calling the ban "unacceptable." Congress MP Shashi Tharoor intervened to secure clearances for some films, while director Adoor Gopalakrishnan criticized the decision as "sheer ignorance" of cinema, particularly regarding classic films.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has vowed to screen all films denied permission by the Union Ministry for the International Film Festival of Kerala 2025, calling the ban "unacceptable." Congress MP Shashi Tharoor intervened to secure clearances for some films, while director Adoor Gopalakrishnan criticized the decision as "sheer ignorance" of cinema, particularly regarding classic films.
