L2 Empuraan producer fires pictures at KFPA for speaking about Mohanlal movie finances; Prithviraj Sukumaran lends assist

Antony Perumbavoor calls our Suresh Kumar

Antony acknowledged in a Fb submit on Thursday that such an announcement needs to be made publicly solely after securing the assist of the vast majority of the organisation’s members. He recommended that different organisations might need pressured Suresh to specific such an opinion.

The Movie Workers Federation of Kerala (FEFKA), the Movie Exhibitors United Organisation, and the Distributors’ Affiliation attended the February 7 assembly of movie organisations in Kochi.

Antony wrote in his submit that since he publicly expressed his private view on a call not taken by our affiliation, I’m exercising the identical freedom to talk out. He mentioned a strike wouldn’t profit the cinema business in any means, because it includes a difficulty that immediately and not directly impacts a whole bunch of individuals and, thereby, hundreds of households.

“There needs to be readability on who authorised Suresh Kumar to make these statements on behalf of the affiliation. I really feel he has been misled by sure vested pursuits,” mentioned Antony, whose banner, Ashirvad Cinemas, is likely one of the main manufacturing homes in Malayalam cinema.

Antony additionally criticised Suresh for mocking and difficult the success of Malayalam movies that entered the ₹100-crore membership. He mentioned taking satisfaction in Malayalam movies and reaching box-office collections on par with different language movies was pure.

He questioned why Suresh, a former KFPA president, made such allegations in opposition to Malayalam cinema. He additionally identified that the affiliation’s present president, Anto Joseph, remained silent on the difficulty, indicating that he agreed with Suresh.

On Mohanlal’s L2: Empuraan finances

Moreover, Antony criticised Suresh for talking authoritatively concerning the manufacturing value of Ashirvad Cinema’s yet-to-be-released movie L2: Empuraan, starring Mohanlal and directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran.

“I can’t perceive how Suresh Kumar, who doesn’t know the price of the movie, can converse so authoritatively about it. The movie remains to be within the closing pre-production levels,” he mentioned.

Antony asserted that it’s the democratic accountability of KFPA’s workplace bearers to appropriate such errors and expressed hope that the affiliation, led by Anto, would take corrective motion.

AMMA hits out at KFPA

In the meantime, the Affiliation of Malayalam Film Artistes (AMMA) ad-hoc committee has despatched a letter to KFPA condemning its ‘irresponsible’ assertion that AMMA was a leaderless organisation and that manufacturing prices have been rising on account of prime actors demanding excessive remuneration.

“The actors’ salaries are mounted based mostly on an understanding with the producer, actor and director. If the superstars are taking large salaries, producers can select to forged different artistes,” an ad-hoc committee member informed PTI, on situation of anonymity.

In a present of assist for Antony’s stance, actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Unni Mukundan and Aju Varghese shared his submit on social media.