Annapoorani: Netflix removes Nayanthara film after backlash from Hindu groups - BBC News

Members of hard-line Hindu groups had criticised the film for showing a Brahmin character eating meat.

7 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Zee StudiosImage caption, In Annapoorani, Tamil star Nayanthara plays a Brahmin woman who aspires to become a chefBy Meryl SebastianBBC News, KochiAn Indian film that received backlash for "hurting Hindu religious sentiments" has been removed from Netflix, days after it began streaming.

Netflix said the Tamil-language film - Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food - was removed at its "licensor's request".

The movie stars actor Nayanthara as a Hindu Brahmin woman who aspires to become a chef.

She is shown going against her family's religious beliefs and eating meat and learning to cook it.

Many Brahmins do not eat meat, in accordance with rigid caste rules.

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