The Kerala High Court finally granted permission to release T Deepesh’s directorial ‘Aquarium’ via the OTT platform on Saturday. The development comes after ten long years when the film was restricted for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
A petition was filed by two Catholic nuns Sr Josia and Sr Mary KG, Ernakulam alleging that the theme offends the religious sentiments of Christians as a whole and nuns and priests in particular. They alleged that the message sought to be conveyed through the script portrays nuns, as a class, as having some form of sexual perversion and illegitimate relations with priests.
After repeated denial of the release of the film, the crew members approached the Censor Board Tribunal. The tribunal granted permission for the release after renaming the movie. When the film was about to hit the theatres, the two nuns approached High Court with the petition. However, the High Court dismissed the petition noting that it could not interfere in the screening of the film, which was sanctioned by the Censor Board.
The film stars Sunny Wayne, Honey Rose, Shari, Sabu Cyril, director VK Prakash and Kannada actor Rajashree Ponnappa in the lead roles. ‘Aquarium’ is produced by Shaj Kannanbeth.
