Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue a censor certificate for the Malayalam film JSK: Janaki v State of Kerala, starring Union Minister Suresh Gopi, after the producers agreed to make two changes in accordance with the CBFC’s requirements.

Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, representing the CBFC, informed the Court that although the Board had initially proposed 96 cuts to the film, it is now seeking only two specific modifications.

The first is to revise the film’s subtitle by changing ‘Janaki’ to either ‘Janaki V’ or ‘V Janaki’, in line with the character’s full name, Janaki Vidhyadharan. The second is to mute the mention of the name ‘Janaki’ during a courtroom cross-examination scene.

Following this, Advocate Haris Beeran informed the bench that his clients, the filmmakers, have agreed to the two demands raised by the opposing parties.

The court ruled that the petitioner must submit the revised or modified version of the film at the earliest. It further directed the CBFC to issue the censor certificate within three days (Friday) of receiving the revised version. The matter has been posted for further hearing after a week.

Earlier today, the court heard the plea filed by the makers of Malayalam film 'JSK: Janaki v State of Kerala', challenging the delay in CBFC certification due to objections over the title and character name ‘Janaki’.

The Court is hearing a writ petition filed by the producers of the film challenging the CBFC's refusal to issue a certificate. Last week, Justice Nagaresh watched the film in a special screening.

The film, directed by Pravin Narayanan and also starring Anupama Parameswaran, tells the story of a woman named Janaki who takes on the state in a legal battle after facing assault.