KOCHI: The High Court on Tuesday opined that reviews that destroy movies should not be done even after 70 days. Justice Devan Ramachandran said that the film industry should not be destroyed and that anything is possible with a mobile phone. The DGP was also instructed to take strict action against those who extort money by black mail under the guise of movie reviews.

This was said in a petition filed by Mubeen Rauf, the director of Aromalinte Adya Pranayam, demanding that the negative reviews that destroy the films be controlled. At the same time, this does not stop healthy criticism. It was also explained that vloggers who blackmail filmmakers through reviews should be afraid of the order.

The petitioners argued that some vloggers are trying to extort money from filmmakers and if they don't pay, they will give bad reviews and make the film fail. Last time when the petition was heard, the High Court had asked the DGP to inform what action he intends to take in this regard. The government lawyer said yesterday that the protocol will be made in consultation with producers, directors and others related to the film industry and for this it will take time. Then the petition was adjourned for consideration after two weeks.

Where is producers' association?

The Kerala Film Producers Association also filed a plea against movie reviews aimed at harming films. The High Court verbally asked where the association was until the court intervened. According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, there is a post of BIS Review Administrator and the association argued that it should be implemented. But the court doubted how effective this would be. Then the central government also sought time for explanation. The High Court said that the police should not wait for the protocol to come in for taking action.