Cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan's controversial film 'Inam' which was released in 2014 was pulled out of the theatres within a couple of days after its release. The film’s story revolved around a group of teenagers in an orphanage set during the civil war in Sri Lanka.
The film premiered at the 2013 Busan International Film Festival and had a theatrical release in India on 28 March 2014 and was well-received by the critics. Following protests from Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TDMK) activists which stated that the film projected the Sri Lankan Civil War in bad light, four scenes and one dialogue were removed the following day of its release itself.
After Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politician Vaiko too severely criticized the film for being pro-Sinhalese, Lingusamy, who had bought the film’s Tamil Nadu distribution rights decided to stop screening and withdraw the film from theatres from 31 March 2014 onwards.
Now, the director Santosh Sivan has taken to his social media to announce that the film will be soon on an OTT platform. His announcement has indeed thrilled the fans who are now waiting badly to watch it!