Acting over strong protests by Muslims State Government imposed ban on screening the movie in Tamil Nadu to avoid any violent situation. Chief Minister Jaya lalithaa maintained that her government is not in a position to provide security to 524 theaters across the state.
To find a way out of situation, Government arranged a meeting between Kamal Hassan and leaders of Muslim community to sort out the differences. Both parties broke the deadlock on Saturday as Kamal agreed to remove some of the scenes. After the truce, District Collectors revoked their prohibitory orders.