Unni Mukundan's Malayalam film Marco was released in theatres on December 2024. The film surprised at the box office attracting not just Kerala audience but across India. The film performed extremely well at the box office in India and globally putting lead actor Unni in the spotlight. The film was made available on streaming platform Sony LIV last month. However, now the film has landed in trouble with CBFC  (Central Board of Film Certification) banning its TV premiere. The regional officer at CBFC urged the intervention of centre in blocking the OTT streaming of the film. Nadeem Thufali T, the regional office of CBFC, has written a letter to the CBFC chairperson and renowned lyricist Prasoon Joshi in this regard.

CBFC wants ban on Marco

This comes days after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan warned against the impact of films and TV shows in the state assembly amid rising crime of violence and murder in the state. The makers of Marco were supposed to release the uncut version on OTT. However, due to complaints against excessive violence portrayed in the film, the platform released only the theatrical version of the film.