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FEFKA and the Kerala Film Chamber, a Malayalam film workers’ organization, had earlier come out against the amendment of the Cinematograph Act 2021. In addition, many filmmakers from most of the states in India have come out against it.
suriya Cinematograph Act 2021: ‘Law is not about strangling the voice’; Actor suriya against center govt’s proposed cinematograph act 2021

Actor Surya Rangath against the Central Government’s Cinematograph Act 2021 to amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952. The law is meant to protect freedom of expression. “It’s not to suppress anyone’s voice, today is the last day, register your protests,” Surya tweeted. Surya also shared a copy of the draft law amendment along with the tweet.