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After the authorities failed to code the concerns of producers and distributors successful Kerala, respective movie bodies successful the authorities person announced a onslaught starting June 1. The protestation is successful effect to important fiscal losses faced by producers and distributors owed to the precocious amusement taxation and escalating histrion remuneration.
Speaking to the media, erstwhile histrion and Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce president G Suresh Kumar said the producers successful the authorities are burdened by treble taxation from amusement and GST taxes levied connected movie tickets.
As portion of the strike, the movie bodies person reportedly decided to suspend each movie shoots and screening of movies successful effect from June 1. Besides the interest astir treble taxation, the producers are besides upset astir stars demanding immense remuneration.
G Suresh said astir 60 per cent of the wealth successful filmmaking is spent connected the remuneration of actors alone. He claimed the Malayalam movie manufacture incurred implicit Rs 100 crore losses unsocial successful January with lone Asif Ali’s Rekhachithram being capable to marque wealth astatine the container bureau retired of 28 movies that released past month.
He besides threatened to uncover the remuneration of immoderate of the highest paid actors if the request arises.
Before the strike, the movie bodies volition reportedly conscionable Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with a memorandum, addressing their needs. The gathering volition beryllium attended by the representatives of the assorted movie bodies successful the state.
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