While the movies were praised for their making, they were criticised for the excessive violence and gore, which made them non-palatable for family audiences, and young children.
Even in Malayalam films, there has been a gradual increase in violent scenes. The issue came to the forefront once again with the controversy surrounding Joju George’s Pani (2024).
The actor-director allegedly threatened a research scholar as the latter wrote a negative review of Pani criticising the portrayal of the rape scene in it.
Some of the films certified with U/A actually deserve an A certificate owing to the violent and sex scenes that don’t cater to younger children who watch films with their parents.