February 19, 2018:

In Telangana, an FIR has already been registered against her.

South India Actress Priya Prakash Varrier, who became an internet sensation for her wink in a song of a Malyalam movie, has today moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against her in Telangana.

18-year-old actress has sought Supreme court's direction to prohibit states from initiating any criminal proceedings against her.

Varrier, who is a student of B.Com from a college in Thrissur district of Kerala, sought protection from an FIR lodged on complaints.

Complaints claim that the lyrics of the song 'Manikya Malaraya Poovi' from the movie 'Oru Addar Love' was "offensive" or has "violated the religious sentiment of a particular community".

She said that an FIR has been lodged against her on February 14 at Falaknama police station at Hyderabad on a complaint that alleges that the song hurt the religious sentiment of a particular community.

She said that on the same day, a criminal complaint was also filed by the Secretary of Raza Academy, Mumbai, with the Commissioner of Police to take appropriate action against the petitioners, taking down the video and prevent it from being broadcast.

The present petition has been filed as a result of multiple criminal proceedings which have been instituted against the petitioners in the States of Telangana and Maharashtra.

The song describes and praises the love between Prophet Mohamed and his first wife Khadeeja and is originally from an old folk song from Kerala which was written in 1978 by PMA Jabbar.

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