South Cinema's film 'Marco' earned a brilliant amount at the box office and entertained the audience. But this film of Unni Mukundan also gave the society a chance to debate due to excessive violence. Due to this, the film was not allowed to be shown on TV. Due to which the makers felt very disappointed. But now the film may have to face another problem.
The film 'Marco' was undoubtedly appreciated by the audience, but it cannot be denied that it is being seen as the most violent film of Malayalam cinema. The film was banned on TV after suffering heavy opposition due to violence. Whereas now the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has demanded a ban on its OTT streaming.
OTT streaming of 'Marco', which has already suffered a lot due to the first ban on TV, has also been in danger. The film is also being demanded to be removed from OTT. It is worth noting that the demand for its ban has been made by Nadeem Thafali T, officer of CBFC's Regional Office. He has written a letter to CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi in this matter. He has said in his letter that he should demand the Central Government to intervene in this matter to ban the film's OTT streaming. The reason for this is that which is still the center of discussion. Excessive violence in the film. For this reason, it is now difficult to stand on OTT as well.
Not only the common fans are included in the criticism of the film, but Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has also criticized the film. Condemning the film, he had said that Marco could have a bad effect on the youth and the film will work to instigate the youth for violence. Significantly, Marco knocked on December 20, 2024. This film, made in a budget of Rs 30 crore, had collected Rs 150 crore at the box office.