The probe into the leak of the censor copy of the Malayalam film Premam is going in the right direction, said the Kerala Police chief.
Director General of Police T.P. Senkumar told reporters on Sunday that the anti-piracy team of Kerala Police was doing its job to get to the bottom of the issue.
“There are lots of technical aspects to be probed in this case and hence, it might take time, but nevertheless, we expect to crack the case,” said Senkumar.
Premam hit a rough patch soon after its release in the last week of May, forcing its producer Anwar Rasheed to quit his membership from all the Malayalam film-based organisations.
The issue sent shockwaves in the Malayalam film industry after it was found that the leaked copy carried the watermark of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
The film was racing towards becoming one of the biggest grossing films by crossing Rs3 billion (Dh173.86 million) mark, but suffered a setback as the leaked copies made the rounds, pulling audiences away from cinemas.
The film stars Nivin Pauly, billed as the rising star of the Malayalam film industry, who starred in a string of hugely popular movies Bangalore Days, Oru Vadekan Selfie and Ivide to name a few.
“It is now doubtful if the film will complete 50 days in the theatres. Let this not happen to any other film,” said Pauly.
CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani is expected to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram in the coming days to personally oversee the probe.