SC quashes FIR against Priya Prakash Varrier

Updated:7 years, 2 months ago

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered in Telangana against actress Priya Prakash Varrier over picturisation of the song 'Manikya Malaraya Poovi' from her movie 'Oru Adaar Love'. A three-judge bench of the Apex Court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud, passed the order and quashed the FIR which objected to the actor's wink in the song. The court, in its order, said that picturisation of a popular folk song can never be termed 'blasphemous'. The first song of Malayalam movie 'Oru Adaar Love' became viral on the social media within few hours of its release because of Varrier's cute articulations and a wink, which made the 18-year-old a sensation overnight.