Film crew to boycott award function

The crew of the national award-winning Malayalam movie Sudani from Nigeria has decided to boycott the National Film Awards function in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) .

The Soubin Shahir-starrer bagged the national award for the Best Malayalam film in 66th National Film Awards. Director Zakariya Mohammed took to Facebook, protesting against CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

“Protesting against CAA and NRC, I, as the director of Sudani from Nigeria, along with scriptwriter Muhsin Parari and the producers of the film, will not attend the National Award ceremony,” director Zakariya Mohammed posted on Facebook.