After 14 years, a Pawan Kalyan film receives an 'A' certificate, with censor scissors falling on 'They Call Him OG'

Currently, Power Star Pawan Kalyan is in the news for his new film, 'They Call Him OG.' Everyone is waiting impatiently for its release after the trailer of the film was announced recently. But Pawan Kalyan's film has already been issued an 'A' certificate by the Censor Board. This is the first time in 14 years that a Pawan Kalyan film has obtained an 'A' certificate. This has once again put 'OG' into the limelight.

One of the reasons for Pawan Kalyan's 'They Call Him OG' gaining an 'A' certificate from the CBFC is that the film received an 'A' certificate. The last Pawan Kalyan film to receive an A certificate was "Panjaa," directed by Vishnuvardhan in 2011. This marks the first time in nearly 14 years that a Pawan Kalyan film has received an A certificate. "They Call Him OG," directed by Sujeeth, received an A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) after removing approximately two minutes of scenes and modifying several others.

The CBFC requested cuts or modifications to at least seven scenes from "OG." These scenes include a hand chopping, a beheading, a hammer blow, three seconds of a neck stitching, and nine seconds of close-up scenes of violence in a lodge spanning one minute. This resulted in the removal of 1 minute 55 seconds of footage. Scenes of a bloodied child and a police officer unzipping his pants have been edited.

After these cuts and edits, "OG" now has a runtime of 2 hours 34 minutes. The film team has been asked to include a disclaimer and a legal message about smoking at the beginning of the film, along with a voiceover about drug awareness.

Pawan Kalyan and Emraan Hashmi starrer "They Call Him OG" is releasing in theaters on September 25th. The film will be released in Hindi, along with Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. "OG" will premiere in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana a day before the film's release. The Telangana premiere will also be a day earlier at 9 pm, and tickets will be priced at ₹800 for all theaters. Directed by Sujeeth, "OG" stars Pawan Kalyan, Emraan Hashmi, Priyanka Mohan, Arjun Das, and Prakash Raj in lead roles.