An FIR has been registered against Omar Lulu, director of upcoming Malayalam film 'Oru Adaar Love', a song of which recently went viral due to actress Priya Prakash Varrier's spunky character. Falaknuma, Hyderabad residents Zaheer Ali Khan and Muqeeth Khan have alleged in their complaint that the song when translated to English, hurts Muslim sentiments as it makes derogatory references to the Prophet. They now demand that the song either be removed from the film, or the lyrics changed.
Muqeeth said, “When I first saw the viral video, I fell in love with it. I watched it so many times and shared it many times. I wanted to know the meaning of the song so I got the original Malayalam lyrics and translated it online and also took help of some people. I found that the song referred to the romance between the Prophet and his wife Khadija. It is inappropriate and an insult to the prophet. I showed it our elders and we decided to lodge a complaint. I am not against the film or the actors. I am not against the film’s release also. We are only protesting against this song because it hurts sentiments of Muslims.”
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Syed Fayaz said, “Following the complaint, we took legal opinions and subsequently a case under IPC Section 295A has been registered against the film's director, Omar Lulu.” The police will take the opinion of some Islamic clerics on the case after getting a translation of the song, as part of the song. A famous mappila paattu 'Manikya Malaraya Poovi' was originally composed by Thalassery K Refeeque, with lyrics written by PMA Jabbar.
