Subbiah Shanmugham

producer of ISAI Cinderella Tamil movie distributor of maanaadu ,valimai,,Mark antony,star, andhagan,suryassaturday,black,Mask,aghanda2

[Ram Gopal Varma @RGVzoomin]

CENSOR BOARD is OUTDATED

Not in the context of just @Actor_Vijay ‘s #JanaNayagan ‘s censor issues but in an overall manner, it is truly foolish to think that the censor board is still relevant today

It has long outlived it’s purpose, but it’s being kept alive out of laziness to debate it’s relevance now , and it is the film industry as a whole which is mainly responsible for this

We live in a time where a 12-year old with a phone can watch a terrorist execution filmed on a GoPro, a 9-year-old can stumble upon hardcore porn, and a bored retiree can binge extremist propaganda, indulge in conspiracy theories , from anywhere in the world, uncut, uncensored, algorithmically pushed. All of it is available instantly, anonymously, and without a gatekeeper.

At the same time, everybody in every wake of society speak in abusive language from new channels to YouTubers and from other apps ..If you quote that age old belief that cinema is a powerful medium , don’t ignore the fact that the social media has far more reach than cinema .and it is full of political venom, communal poison, character assassinations, live, uncensored shouting matches in the name of debates.

And in this reality, for the honourable censor board to believe that cutting a word in a film, trimming a shot, or blurring a cigarette will “protect society.” is a Joke

The censor board was born in an era of scarcity when images were rare, access was limited, and the state controlled the media . Cinema halls were crowd points. Newspapers had editors. Television had schedules. Control made sense then.
But today, any form of a control is impossible because no one can no longer decide what people should or should not see

In such times as now, censorship doesn’t prevent exposure… it only insults the viewers .
We are supposed to have smartness to decide who should rule us but not what we want to see or hear ???

What the censor board actually does now is not protection, but only theatrics . It’s a ritual of authority in Oscar worthy performances where scissors replace thinking, and moral pretence moves around in a disguise called responsibility.

The same society that freely scrolls through graphic violence on social media suddenly becomes “concerned” when a filmmaker shows something in a theatre

This hypocrisy is dangerous

Censorship assumes people are children forever as if they aren’t even aware what all things children have access to?

Cinema is not meant to be a classroom where lessons are taught . They are mirrors , view points , expressions and opinions meant to entertain
The job of the authorities is not to edit or cut them out, but to trust citizens enough to decide for themselves ,which is the main point of freedom of speech and expression, guaranteed under the constitution

If the argument is “think of the children or adults who are like children “it takes very less intelligence to understand that they cannot be protected by blunt scissors wielded by committees ,whose own personal tastes pass off as public morality also not to forget their bias and agendas .

Age classification makes sense. Warnings of the content makes sense. Censorship does not.

Continuing to defend the relevance of the censor board today is like insisting on a watchman for a building whose walls have already been broken and everyone can see what’s inside

The world has already moved on to so many platforms which are unfiltered and unsupervised and so the painful question is whether the authorities have the courage to admit that they are obsolete, and more than that, whether we as a film industry collectively have the will to question them on the same
So instead of raising this topic once in a while over a particular film , the fight should be with that particular system of thinking which created the censor board

[Ajay R Gnanamuthu @AjayGnanamuthu]

Absolute misuse of power.. Any film is not just about one person, it has hundreds and hundreds of peoples’ efforts, and money involved for a film to reach the screens. All strength to the team, Its a Thalapathys film and his farewell film and we will celebrate it like never before whenever it releases!! Thalaivan Padam eppo release oh appo theatre Pakkam poren!! #PongalPostponed #JanaNayagan

[Balayya Philadelphia Fans @NBKPhillyFans]

This is not AP - response to #Akhanda2 in UP. 🔥💥🔥💥

धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः 🚩🔥

मूवी ऐसे बनाओ कि खुद नागा साधु थियेटर आए

हर हर महादेव का उद्घोष करे.. अलख निरंजन

सनातन धर्म रक्षक मूवी.. आग लगा दी लिब्रांडू में

#Akhanda2 #Akhanda2Thandavam

[Akshay Reddy @Akshay5989]

North belt lo promote Cheyandra Rey
@14ReelsPlus 🙏
#Akhanda2 🔱

[AK / अरुलकुमार करप्पन्नन @ArulkumarBjp]

"அகண்டா 2"

சனாதன தர்மத்தை டெங்கு,மலேரியா கொசுவை போல் ஒழிக்க வேண்டும் என்று சொன்னவனுக்கு மண்டையில் உறைக்கும்படி இப்படம் உள்ளது.🧡

[14 Reels Plus @14ReelsPlus]

Sanathana Dharma - the greatest 🔱🔥

Celebrate the glory of our Sanathana Dharma with #Akhanda2 ❤‍🔥

Book your tickets now!
🎟️ https://t.co/8l5WolzzT6

#Akhanda2Thaandavam
#BlockBusterAkhanda2

[Subbiah Shanmugham @subbiahshan]

Those who are accepting and following #SanatanDharma a must watch movie #Akhanda2 movie #JaiBalayya

[14 Reels Plus @14ReelsPlus]

10 DAYS TO GO for the WARRIOR OF DHARMA to arrive 🔱❤‍🔥

#Akhanda2 in cinemas worldwide on December 5th.

ICYM the #Akhanda2Trailer 🔥
▶️ https://t.co/XWU5hP3VQb

#Akhanda2SurgicalStrike

#Akhanda2Thaandavam
‘GOD OF MASSES’ #NandamuriBalakrishna #BoyapatiSreenu @MusicThaman @14ReelsPlus

[Naganathan @Nn84Naganatha]

#Mask good Day-2 with 40% increase in collections compared to Day-1 collections in TN..

[Naganathan @Nn84Naganatha]

#Mask decent Day-1 and Day-2 witnessing improved occupancy..

[Siddarth Srinivas @sidhuwrites]

#Mask - After good opening numbers, the film is filling theatres at a good pace with hourly trending on BMS 👍

[Sriram @kbsriram16]

#MASK FROM TOMORROW

Trade expects biggest HIT venture for MASK
Hearty Congratulations @subbiahshan sir💐

#Kavin #andreajeremiah

@Kavin_m_0431 @andrea_jeremiah

[Naganathan @Nn84Naganatha]

#Mask career best release for Actor Kavin 👏👏
Excellent wide release by TN distributor SSI Production @subbiahshan 👏👏
Excellent promotion campaign from the team 👏👏👏
Now it's D WOM 🤞

[Subbiah Shanmugham @subbiahshan]

#happydiwali2025

[Ayyappan @Ayyappan_1504]

Cult Classic #Nayagan Re-release on Nov 6th across TN 💥

[Arulmozhivarman @arulmozhi_25]

சில நாட்களுக்கு முன்பாக மூத்த பத்திரிக்கையாளர் துக்ளக் இதயா அளித்த பேட்டி

[g.balaji @_gbalaji]

One of the main reason being many films editors not given free hand to edit the script and narrate based on their understanding of story.

Editor B.Lenin -VT.Vijayan saved many films which is not the case with today scenario. Editors should be the first judge and given free hand.

Then test screening as you said in this video @Dhananjayang sir.

Why big budget films are not meeting audience expectations? https://t.co/1scyveYMf4

[Subbiah Shanmugham @subbiahshan]

Thank u @iam_SJSuryah sir for ur wishes and support sir

[S J Suryah @iam_SJSuryah]

Best wishes to my friend SSI Productions @Subbiahshan for the grand success of #Kingdom’s Tamil Nadu release.

@TheDeverakonda @anirudhofficial @gowtam19 #BhagyashriBorse @SitharaEnts @SVR4446

[Subbiah Shanmugham @subbiahshan]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @iam_SJSuryah sir.wishing u a #killer success this year

[Trendswood @Trendswoodcom]

#Sabdham Trailer Out Now

https://t.co/otZ7nWwlKu

I’m Sure This Film Is Going To Be A Huge Hit✌️