L2 Empuraan controversy reaches Parliament; Suresh Gopi says crew was ‘by no means pressured’ to make 24 cuts
Apr 03, 2025 09:07 PM IST
On Thursday, actor-BJP MP Suresh Gopi spoke about L2 Empuraan on the Rajya Sabha and addressed claims of political strain on movie’s crew.
The controversy surrounding Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mohanlal’s movie L2 Empuraan has reached the Parliament. BJP MP-actor Suresh Gopi addressed the 24 cuts made to the movie, claiming that nobody from the crew was ‘pressured’ into making the adjustments within the movie. Right here’s what he stated. (Additionally Learn: L2 Empuraan worldwide field workplace assortment day 7: Mohanlal movie near changing into highest-grosser in Malayalam)
Suresh Gopi addresses L2 Empuraan controversy
MP John Brittas claimed within the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that ‘political strain’ was exerted on the movie for its depiction of the 2002 Gujarat riots. Suresh responded to his claims and stated, “A matter of reality…which is the one fact, which I’ve to let Indian nationals know. There was no censor strain on the producers of Empuraan.”
Suresh additionally claimed that his identify was faraway from the thanks card of the movie through the cuts as a result of he requested for it, “I used to be the primary individual to name the producers and ask them to delete my identify from the thanks card at the start of the movie. That is the reality. I’m able to take any punishment if that is discovered false. It was the choice of the producers, and the lead actor of the movie, with the permission of the director of the movie to take away 17 parts from the movie.”
This isn’t the primary time the actor-politician has spoken in regards to the movie. He spoke to the press and stated, in accordance with ANI, “Okay, so what’s the controversy? Who has raised the controversy? It is all enterprise. Screwing up the psyche of the individuals and making a living. That is all.”
The controversy surrounding L2 Empuraan
L2 Empuraan had scenes fictionally depicting the 2002 Gujarat riots, with Prithviraj’s character Zayed Masood affected by them. The scenes met with backlash, and the filmmakers have since approached CBFC to make voluntary cuts to the movie. Quite a few adjustments have been made, together with altering Abhimanyu Singh’s character’s identify and depiction of violence towards ladies, referencing a non secular construction, and extra.
