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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has vowed to screen all films denied permission by the Union Ministry for the International Film Festival of Kerala 2025, calling the ban “unacceptable.” Organizers report 19 films are currently blocked, with MP Shashi Tharoor urging swift clearance, citing bureaucratic “cinematic illiteracy” in denying classics like ‘Battleship Potemkin’.