Nayanthara's 'Annapoorani' film controversy: 5 things to know

Nayanthara's film 'Annapoorani' is accused of insulting Prabhu Ram and promoting Love Jihad. In this Tamil movie, a Hindu Brahmin girl is shown having a relationship with a Muslim boy. She wears a hijab and offers namaz.

The film shows a 13-year-old Brahmin girl who likes the smell of non-veg and turns into a meat-eater in pursuit of her passion to become the best Chef in India. She was also allegedly shown disrespecting lord Ram in some parts of the film, saying he also ate meat during his 14 years of exile.

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The station house officer at the Naya Nagar police station said a case was registered on Thursday against eight persons, including the actor and the film's producer, under Indian Penal Code sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups), 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings), and 505 (2) (offense committed in place of worship) read with 34 (common intention).

"A complaint was submitted by the activists of Bajrang Dal to the Oshiwara police station in the western suburbs two days ago, and an inquiry in this connection is underway," an official had said. A second complaint was filed at the Lokmanya Tilak Marg police station in South Mumbai by Ramesh Solanki, founder of Hindu IT Cell, another official said. Solanki has alleged that the film demeans Lord Ram, and it was intentionally released to hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.