The newly-elected office-bearers of the Kerala Movie Producers’ Affiliation (KFPA) stated on Tuesday that the discussions to cut back the wage of lead actors will proceed.
The producers’ physique had earlier positioned the request to chop down the pay packet of the lead crop of actors earlier than the Affiliation of Malayalam Film Artistes stating that it had impacted their return on funding. B. Rakesh, president of the KFPA, stated that that they had additionally requested the actors’ affiliation to contemplate the suggestion to pay the wage in instalments.
“We’re hopeful of an amicable answer,” he stated.
Mr. Rakesh stated that that they had opposed a development the place a couple of lead actors have been appearing solely in films that have been produced by them. They need to realise that that they had develop into stars by the movies made by a number of different producers, he stated.
G. Suresh Kumar, producer, stated that the proposed on-line ticket reserving platform being developed by the Digital College Kerala will assist in checking the exorbitant service expenses collected by on-line ticketing web sites. Such practices might be curtailed by the federal government initiative. It is going to be carried out with out affecting the returns of the theatre house owners, he stated.
Listin Stephen, secretary of the affiliation, stated that the pre-business gross sales of flicks had come down within the Malayalam movie business because the over-the-top (OTT) platforms have been not curious about putting a deal earlier than the theatrical run of a film. Such offers had witnessed a substantial drop, he stated.
Printed – August 26, 2025 07:19 pm IST
