Aaranya Kaandam, Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s debut film produced by SPB Charan ran into trouble with the censor officials, who demanded as many as 50 cuts and objected to the foul language and graphic depiction of violence and sex in the film. SPB Charan refused to let them butcher the film and fought the censors in court. His efforts were fruitful as a tribunal cleared the film for release and a gem of a film which had won the Grand Jury Award at the South Asian International Film Festival in New York saw the light of day.