Survival drama The Goat Life, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, crossed the Rs 100 crore mark in worldwide gross assortment inside 9 days of its launch. Directed by Blessy and primarily based on the 2008 bestselling novel Aadujeevitham by Benyamin, the movie follows the real-life story of Najeeb, a Malayali immigrant labourer pressured into slavery as a goatherd in Saudi Arabia. Regardless of the movie’s important success, controversies at the moment are starting to floor.

One significantly contentious difficulty revolves round a scene depicting Najeeb, remoted and disoriented, participating in intimacy with a goat. This incident is detailed in Benyamin’s novel about Najeeb, and at a public occasion selling the film, Benyamin prompt that the eyebrow-raising scene of bestiality was a part of the movie.

Nevertheless, when questioned concerning the scene, Prithviraj denied its existence, stating, “By no means shot it, Sir. It was the director’s name that the character arc of his Najeeb wouldn’t do this.”

Describing his method to portraying Najeeb, Prithviraj shared, “In 2008, when Blessy first instructed me about doing this film, my first thought was, how do I method this character? Do I come down and discuss to you about who you actually are, or do I strive understanding the character Najeeb that Mr. Benyamin wrote, or the Najeeb that Mr. Blessy has in his thoughts, do I attempt to perceive him? This was the confusion I had. Lastly, Mr. Blessy and I made a decision that, from the novel Aadujeevitham, and the Najeeb that Mr. Blessy visualised, the Najeeb that I visualise in my thoughts ought to be the one I play within the film, so that you’ll see that Najeeb within the film.”

Sound designer Resul Pookutty, concerned in ‘The Goat Life,’ commented, “There’s a scene within the e book the place Najeeb makes like to the goat…. All these loopy folks have been ready to see that scene within the movie. However director Blessy averted that relatively uncomfortable second within the movie adaptation… In order that’s solely unfastened discuss that’s going round, a fantasy being unfold by kinky basket instances.”

In the meantime, celebrated ISRO scientist and Padma Bhushan awardee Nambi Narayanan mentioned he hopes the movie wins an Oscar, contemplating it certainly one of Prithviraj Sukumaran’s standout works. Via an Instagram video, Nambi Narayanan mentioned, “It’s a superb movie, they’ve accomplished their job extraordinarily effectively. I have to point out Prithviraj, he has added life to the film, particularly along with his expressions. He has surpassed all his previous films. In all, I hope the movie could get an Oscar Award. All the very best! (sic)”

News18.com gave the movie a 3 star ranking and wrote, “Appearing, cinematography, story, and screenplay, all the things makes it a cinematic expertise you shouldn’t miss out on.” The movie had been within the making for nearly 16 years. It was first conceptualised in 2008 by Blessy and Sukumaran had agreed to play the half later that yr.