Will Banning Reviews For 48 Hours Happen?

Ubaini E who is the director of 'Rahel Makan Kora' has resorted to legal action against film reviewers and social media for tarnishing his movie deliberately back in October. This happened in Kochi city of Kerala and the FIR was registered under section 120 (0) and section 385 (extortion) of the Kerala Police Act. The accused list also includes reviewers Aswanth Kok, Arun Tharanga, promotion firm Hains, Facebook account user anoopanu6165, souldmates55 and others. Even platforms like Facebook and YouTube were included in this list.

Justice Devan Ramachandran heard the petition filed by Mubeen Rauf who made 'Aromalinte Adyathe Pranayam' as he exposed the impact of vloggers and their 'foul play' on the Kerala film industry. The Kerala High Court looked into this and ordered, “a close watch on online platforms shall be maintained to ensure that anonymous, mala fide content is not allowed to circulate and necessary action under provisions of the IT Act shall be taken and implemented scrupulously and without any delay.”

Now, The Amicus Curiae (Advisor to the court) has given their report regarding banning the reviews for two days after the movie's release. The petitioners argued that YouTubers and bloggers spread negativity about the movie and they will be making a conclusive decision. These days, we are seeing movies with negative reviews also running well which suggests that the audience are getting smarter and ignoring reviews.

If this reformative change happens, we will get to see no reviews till 48 days after the release. Let us wait and see if it becomes a reality or not.