An Ernakulam Court on Thursday (August 20) granted a temporary injunction restraining the release and circulation of web series “Anali” on the OTT platform JioHotstar, which is allegedly inspired by the Koodathayi murders.

Third Additional Munsiff (RCC) Smt. Reeja R. Nair passed the order in a suit filed by Jollyamma Joseph @ Jolly Joseph, who is an undertrial prisoner accused of the murders.

Jolly is accused of murdering six of her family members, including her first husband Roy Thomas, using cyanide, with the motive to take control of the family property. Her trial is under progress before the Additional District Court (Special Court for Trial for Maradu Cases), Kozhikode.

Earlier this year, the High Court had refused to entertain her plea seeking to restrain the release of the series and had asked her to pursue the statutory remedy available. Thereafter, the present suit was moved by her.

The Munsiff court issued summons to the defendants, Jio Hotstar, media tech company Asiaville, director Midhun Manuel Thomas, Meta, X, and Google.

"this Court doth order that an interim injunction be awarded to restrain the respondents, their agents and any person claiming through them from releasing, publishing, promoting, exhibiting, streaming, circulating, uploading, hosting, reproducing, sharing or otherwise disseminating the web series “ANALI” or any other promotional material or any content relating thereto insofar as the same identifies the petitioner with the principal female character and thereby creating an impression that the petitioner is the actual perpetrator or culprit of the alleged offences forming subject matter of the case," the court ordered.

The suit is moved by Advocates Arun V.G., Neeraj Narayan and Harikrishnan R.

Case No: OS/957/2026

Case Title: Jollyamma Joseph @ Jolly v. Jiohotstar Pvt. Ltd Star House and Ors.

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