Last year, director Vetrimaaran’s Viduthalai Part 1 was granted an ‘A’ certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) after the makers muted several expletives. As Viduthalai Part 2 hits the screens today, it has been learnt that the CBFC came down hard on the Vijay Sethupathi-starrer. Sources say that the makers were instructed to snip mentions of caste in some scenes and remove references to real-life political parties. 

A source from the CBFC reveals, “At the 1-hour-10-minute point, there is a crucial sequence where a caste is being explicitly identified. The board was certain that it had to be removed.” The insider adds that the cut was made to avoid potential controversies that could arise from the film’s themes of systemic oppression and caste-based violence.