''Porkalathil Oru Poo'' () is an unreleased Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

-language film directed by K Ganeshan. It is based on the life of

Isaipriya Shoba also known as Shobana Dharmaraja (commonly known as Isaipriya or Isaippiriya; 1982–2009) was a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and television broadcaster for the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. She died in the final days of the Sri Lan ...

also known as "Lieutenant Colonel Issei Piriya", a journalist and television broadcaster for the rebel

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

. It was planned to be released in 2015 but was banned by the

Censor Board The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provision ...

as it would damage India–Sri Lanka relations.

Controversy

''Porkalathil Oru Poo'' was refused clearance and banned by the

Censor Board of India The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provision ...

after it was reviewed by its member

S. Ve. Shekher Sattanathapuram Venkataraman Shekher (born 26 December 1950) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, politician and a playwright of Tamil-language plays. In 2006, he was elected as an MLA for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIA ...

on the grounds it would damage ties with Sri Lanka. The filmmakers have said they plan to challenge the ban. On 8 October 2016, Justice

T. S. Sivagnanam T. S. Sivagnanam (born 16 September 1963) is an Indian Judge. Presently, he is serving as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. He is former Judge of Madras High Court. Early life Dr. T. S. Subbiah and Mrs. Nalini Subbiah are the parents ...

of the

Madras High Court The Madras High Court is a High Court in India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is located in Chennai, and is the third oldest high court of India after the Calcutta High C ...

upheld the decision of the Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal's denial for certification of the film. He added that Isaipriya's mother and sister also opposed the release of the movie, fearing that it may affect their current life. * * The music for the film is composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

Cast

*Priya *Subash Chandra Bose *

Nagineedu Vellanki Nagineedu is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. He won Nandi Award for Best Villain for his role in ''Maryada Ramanna''. He played a similar role in G. S. Karthik's 2013 film '' Adda''. Early life He was a ...

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* {{IMDb title, 5467752 Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films about the Sri Lankan Civil War Indian war films Unreleased Tamil-language films Indian films based on actual events Films shot in Sri Lanka