Thiruvananthapuram: The controversial Malayalam film based on the brutal murder of RMP leader T.P. Chandrasekharan is releasing on Friday, and Kerala's minister for cinema Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan on Thursday said he will watch it.
The minister said he will watch the film titled 'TP 51' and directed by Moidu Thazhathu on Friday itself.
"Even though the CPM has not said anything openly against the film, there is some sort of fear, and hence, we will know only on Friday at how many theatres the film will be screened," said Radhakrishnan.
"The government cannot agree with the CPM. There were also complaints that one censor board member had also tried to prevent the movie from being released. Movie would be screened at all theatres of the KFDC," the minister made it clear.
Chandrasekheran, 51, was ousted from the CPM and later launched the Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP). He was allegedly hacked 51 times by assailants on May 4, 2012 when he was returning home on his motorcycle near his hometown. Following the murder, 11 people were sentenced to life imprisonment.
"This film had faced issues when it failed to pass muster with the censors in the capital city and it got cleared only from Mumbai," said Radhakrishnan, who was the state home minister when the murder took place.
Meanwhile, director Moidu Thazethu said some 'fascist' people are against his film.
Moidu had complained that theatre owners at Vadakara were being threatened by the CPM leaders against screening of the movie.
(With agency inputs)