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A joint meeting of film bodies in the Malayalam film industry decided to go on strike from 1 June on Thursday, demanding double taxation and one salary cut on film tickets. Given the increasing cost of film production.

The meeting was attended by representatives of Kerala Film Producers Association (KFPA), Film Employees Federation of Kerala, Film Exhibitors United Organization of Kerala and Kerala Film Distributors Association.

KFPA Secretary B.K. Rakesh said that the entire film business will come at a stop from June 1. He said that the industry is staring in crisis after taking a dip in the box-office collection and the pay packets of the actors.

Film bodies will meet Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan before June 1, so that he can be told about the crisis and requested to abolish the double taxation system on a movie ticket, in which goods and service tax and entertainment tax imposed by local bodies Was involved. Mr. Rakesh said that action would have to be taken forward by enforcement agencies against theft as it had become a major threat to the industry.

The Malayalam industry is also facing a crisis in relation to deals with OTT platforms, as superstar films have also struggled to find those who take. This postponed some recent release.

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“Rarely any film is being sold to OTT platforms these days. Parallel to this condition, the cost of production is skyrocketed, landing to producers in a crisis. Why should films that harm producers continue? Even stars and technicians who are old are old, are demanding huge remuneration after a film is a hit. These rates cannot be justified. We have not yet talked to Amma, because there is no one in the organization at present, ”G. Surus Kumar, Vice President of Film Producers Association, said Hindu,