In January 2013 , the board decided to give certification to the film after the makers agreed to mute a controversial speech by Ambedkar in the movie . In the speech , Ambedkar implies that Gandhi was cheating Dalits by denying them an electoral constituency of their own during the Yervada jail fast in 1932 . Prakash Bare says , " The Censor Board had cited nearly 30 instances . Finally , we agreed to mute the offending speech and also blurring in certain scenes . We agreed as it wo n't change the structure of the film . " The film was denied a screening at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala ( IFFK ) which created much controversy . The film was not included in the nine Malayalam films selected for screening in the festival in two different categories . Jayan K. Cherian kicked off the controversy by stating that he was shocked by the decision of the jury headed by director Sibi Malayil . " Private screening , especially at the film festivals , needed no censor certificates . The jury had almost taken a decision in the film 's favour , but it was averted at the last moment for political reasons , " he said
International Film Festival of Kerala
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