Two unidentified people hurled a petrol bomb at a movie theatre in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday morning, allegedly in protest against the screening of Amaran, a Tamil movie released late last month. Local police have registered a case and are trying to find the culprits.
Police are examining the CCTV footage near Alangar Cinemas located in Melapalayam, Tirunelveli, to identify the culprits. No one was injured in the bombing.
Petrol bombs were thrown at the biopic movie of Amaran in tamilnadu today morning pic.twitter.com/CuqL7qaQNg
— M Karthikeyan (@MkarthikeyanBJP) November 16, 2024
What led to Amaran controvery?
The bomb hurling is reportedly the result of a backlash from certain group over the alleged portrayal of Muslims and Kashmiris in bad light in Amaran. On November 8, Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) protested against the film in Coimbatore.
Produced by Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International, Amaran is about Major Mukund and his wife Indhu. The lead roles are played by Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi.
Major Mukund was martyred udring a 2014 operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. He was awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously.
Amaran has raked in Rs 150 crore within the first two weeks. It was released on October 31.
