Complaint filed against Lokesh Kanagaraj for violence in his films: ‘He should be examined psychologically’

The petitioner claimed that Lokesh Kanagaraj’s films might encourage youngsters to commit crimes shown in the director’s films like drug abuse and physical violence. He further asked the Central Board of Film Certification to be more vigil while certifying films and censoring content.

Lokesh’s latest release Leo, starring Vijay, is based on the Hollywood film named A History of Violence. The movie was about a family man who has a bloody past. ‘Bloody Sweet’ is the tagline of the film, which has many violent action sequences, which have become a trend in Tamil cinema.

Earlier, when asked about the violence in his films, Lokesh Kanagaraj said, “‘Because it is fun’. Yes, there’s fun in that. If we get to see two people stabbing each other in real life, we will turn our heads away, because we know it is not fun. But in cinema, we just exaggerate that with music and all that for entertainment. Everyone knows it is not true. Just come here to watch a film and get entertained… that’s all. That’s how I see it.”