The ongoing conflict within the Kerala Film Producers Association (KFPA) has intensified as senior producer Antony Permbavur, who publicly criticized the vice-president G Suresh Kumar’s industry-wide strike, with external pressure decisions Has affected. With the aim of addressing issues such as the strike, fused box-office report and Star Salary, he met with opposition to major industry data, leading to a widespread debate on the Malayalam cinema state. Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran also supported Permbavur.

Antony Perumbavur criticized G Suresh Kumar’s call for a strike with a post on social media. Condemning the strike, he claimed that it would deepen the financial crises and prove to be counter-producing for the stakeholders of Malayalam cinema. He wrote, “The strike will affect the livelihood of thousands of families. Strike is not the right step. I believe that he decided to announce the strike after pressure from some corners. Who authorized Suresh Kumar to make this statement from the association. I think they have been misled by some vested interests. ,

This post was also shared by Prithviraj, whose upcoming direction L2: Impuran has been supported by Antony Permbavur. Unni Mukundan and Aju Varghese also showed support by sharing the post.

Suresh Kumar, however, denied the claims of Perumbavur, stating that the strike was decided within the organization and after a thorough discussion with other stakeholders. He rejected Antony’s criticism, claiming his long -term experience in the industry. Suresh expressed his desire to withdraw statements about the upcoming direction of Prithviraj, Imapuran’s budget, which to avoid unnecessary conflicts, especially looking at his close association with actor Mohanlal.

Permbavur asked how Kumar knew about the budget when the film is still in the pre-production stage. Kumar said, “I talked about Impuran based on the information of the responsible people. If he wants I withdraw the statement, I will do this. Since Mohanlal is included in the thick things, I do not want to create unnecessary problems. ,

He said, “I am not a fool. I have been in industry for 46 years. When Antony started watching movies, I was already building them. I am not to play jokes in this industry. The Antony Association does not attend any meeting, so he is not aware of what is happening. ,

Disagreement has highlighted a rift within the KFPA, with senior manufacturer Siyad Kokar supported Suresh and reprimanded Antony to publicly a broadcast of complaints within the Joint Committee. Meanwhile, the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) objected to the notion that the remuneration of the actors is responsible for increasing the cost. Actor-Filmekar Dhyan Srinivasan accepted the issue of star salary but expressed concern over the public matters in public.