Journalist-turned-director
Raju
Murugan
of
Cuckoo
fame
was
apprehensive
about
how
Censor
Board
would
view
his
upcoming
political
satire
Joker.
As
it
turns
out,
not
only
was
the
film
cleared
with
a
clean
'U'
certificate,
it
was
also
appreciated,
according
to
a
report.
"In
the
first
place,
we
were
apprehensive
about
getting
the
film
cleared.
Much
to
our
surprise,
we
got
a
'U'
certificate
with
small
cuts
for
violent
scenes
and
cuss
words.
They
also
approved
the
idea
that
'everyone
should
speak
politics'
which
is
the
theme
of
the
movie," Raju
Murugan
told
Deccan
Chronicle.
Raju
has
said,
he
was
pretty
sure
that
he
wanted
to
direct
a
film
based
on
contemporary
politics.
"People
are
bold
enough
to
discuss
politics
on
social
media,
but
it
is
not
the
same
scenario
in
cinema.
I
took
a
clear
call
to
make
a
film
with
a
political
backdrop
and
the
result
was
'Joker'.
Artistes,
basically,
do
their
work
and
are
apolitical," he
has
said.
Joker,
which
has
been
bankrolled
by
SR
Prakashbabu
and
SR
Prabhu
is
scheduled
to
release
this
Friday
(August
12).