Reply With QuoteMaybe postponed to 24th or 25th. Pinne two Hindi and one Tamil films undallo. Appo Basheer chilappol mumbe thanne pinvalikkumayrikkum.
Originally Posted by Cinemalover
Christmas Releaase ellam mattumo
Ellam correct timil release cheyyane
Christmas Releaase ellam mattumo
Ellam correct timil release cheyyane
Last edited by Cinemalover; 12-12-2015 at 04:58 PM.
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Maybe postponed to 24th or 25th. Pinne two Hindi and one Tamil films undallo. Appo Basheer chilappol mumbe thanne pinvalikkumayrikkum.
Christmas Releaase ellam mattumo
Ellam correct timil release cheyyane
Strike aanallo . Multiplexilum show illa..
Ipo edhu kundatinaa strike ??? Ajith surya vijay movies onum ilalooo ? Eni dilwalee record release anooo? Mazhavil & fm varee athinte talkshow undarnuu
Film Exhibitors' Strike a Pressure Tactic': KCWB
KOCHI: Coming down heavily on the Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation (KFEF) for calling a theatre strike from Monday onwards, a top official of the Kerala Cultural Welfare Board (KCWB) said the strike was unnecessary.
[COLOR=#000000 !important]Criticising the attitude of the KFEF headed by Liberty Basheer, KCWB chairman G Suresh Kumar said the strike was only a pressure tactic.
“The KFEF states that the strike is being organised in protest against the Rs -3 cess levied by the government on movie tickets. However, an administrative decision in this regard was taken almost four years ago. So, the strike is not against the cess, but is part of a hidden agenda to prevent the launch of e-ticketing facility in theatres,” said Suresh Kumar.He alleged that some of the exhibitors who supported Liberty Basheer did not want implementation of the e-ticketing system, which would enable the producer to assess the number of tickets sold for each show.
“Certain quarters with vested interests are against the e-ticketing system, wherein the sale of ticket will be recorded directly online and the bar-coded tickets will ensure more transparency. Exhibitors who do not want to share collection details in a transparent manner are promoting the strike,” alleged Suresh Kumar, adding that the procedures for the launch of e-ticketing were almost complete.
“Once the system is introduced, the cess collection will become mandatory,” he said.“The Rs 3 collected as cess will be used for disbursing monthly pension to around 3,000 artists. The KCWB is planning to raise the pension amount. At present, we are giving pension of Rs 1,000 each to needy artists from various fields. We wish to increase the amount to Rs 3,000. The State Government had allotted a loan of Rs 2 crore a few years ago, which is insufficient to pay pension to the 1,700-odd artists. The KFEF has called the strike so as to coincide it with the release of some big films scheduled next week. However, the government will not back out from its plan to collect cess and introduce e-ticketing,” he added.
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Film Exhibitors' Strike a Pressure Tactic': KCWB
KOCHI: Coming down heavily on the Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation (KFEF) for calling a theatre strike from Monday onwards, a top official of the Kerala Cultural Welfare Board (KCWB) said the strike was unnecessary.
“The KFEF states that the strike is being organised in protest against the Rs -3 cess levied by the government on movie tickets. However, an administrative decision in this regard was taken almost four years ago. So, the strike is not against the cess, but is part of a hidden agenda to prevent the launch of e-ticketing facility in theatres,” said Suresh Kumar.He alleged that some of the exhibitors who supported Liberty Basheer did not want implementation of the e-ticketing system, which would enable the producer to assess the number of tickets sold for each show.
“Certain quarters with vested interests are against the e-ticketing system, wherein the sale of ticket will be recorded directly online and the bar-coded tickets will ensure more transparency. Exhibitors who do not want to share collection details in a transparent manner are promoting the strike,” alleged Suresh Kumar, adding that the procedures for the launch of e-ticketing were almost complete.
“Once the system is introduced, the cess collection will become mandatory,” he said.“The Rs 3 collected as cess will be used for disbursing monthly pension to around 3,000 artists. The KCWB is planning to raise the pension amount. At present, we are giving pension of Rs 1,000 each to needy artists from various fields. We wish to increase the amount to Rs 3,000. The State Government had allotted a loan of Rs 2 crore a few years ago, which is insufficient to pay pension to the 1,700-odd artists. The KFEF has called the strike so as to coincide it with the release of some big films scheduled next week. However, the government will not back out from its plan to collect cess and introduce e-ticketing,” he added.
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Crisis hits Christmas season in Mollywood
The Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation could play the Grinch this year's Christmas. As they plan to shut down all A-class theatres from today, it's going to adversely affect the Christmas releases. Also the reason for the defiance would put even Charles Dickens' Scrooge to shame! The strike is to protest the government's levy of Rs 3 as cess aimed at funding a welfare scheme for the State's indigent cultural artists.
Suresh Kumar, chairman of the Kerala State Cultural Activists Board, tells us, "It's a reprehensible move that would directly affect 15,000 needy people who are beneficiaries of the scheme."
The welfare fund for cultural artists in the State was established in 2013 by the government. As per the order, an additional Rs 3 cess for every cinema ticket should be collected. The initial fund of Rs 1.58 crore was also collected through a lottery scheme, informs Suresh. "This helped us give a pension of Rs 1000 to each member of the scheme every month. But it had to be stalled within two months after the exhibitor's federation approached the court," he adds.
The High Court passed an order in favour of the government in October 2015 and had asked to resume levying the cess from theatres. To protest the decision, the Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation has now decided to shut all theatres and approach the court again.
Its leader Liberty Basheer's reasoning is that the cess triggers a hike in ticket prices resulting in a decrease in footfall in the theatres. "Audience are already complaining on the ticket prices rising. If we charge them more, they would move to multiplexes," he says. Basheer adds that the cess affects the profits made by the theatre owners and producers. "We are talking about at least Rs 40 crore a year," he says.
On why the federation agreed to the idea of the cess initially, he says, "When it was proposed, the authorities had promised that apart from the welfare fund they would also consider producers and exhibitors for the benefits. Right now, only the welfare fund is getting its due. The strike is to mark our protest for the exhibitors and producers' components."
However, Suresh Kumar, who is also the head of the producers' association, points out that "it's ridiculous for an exhibitors association to protest for the producers" when the latter has no problem at all.
"The money is charged from the public so it will not affect the theatre owners' profits in any way," he says. Interestingly, the Exhibitor's Federation that includes all A-class theatres in the State are the only ones that have a problem with the welfare cess. Kerala State Film Development Corporation chairman Rajmohan Unnithan says that the association of B and C class theatres as well as the government-run theatres are collecting the cess and contributing it to the fund.
Basheer also points out that tickets now need to be stamped by corporations or municipalities before it could be issued. "We have to pay Rs 3 in advance for every ticket to get it stamped. This would amount to a large sum when you take 300 plus A-class theatres," he says.
This practice is to ensure transparency and prevent tax evasion by theatres, says Suresh Kumar. He also hints that protest by the exhibitors have an "ulterior motive". "The government is planning to make e-ticketing mandatory for all theatres in Kerala and this comes under the purview of the welfare board. We can track the ticket sales through it. This is going to make it tough for theatre owners to evade tax," Suresh explains. "I think this whole mockery of a protest is to stall the government's efforts of e-ticketing."
Unnithan also supports Suresh's stand and says that the strike is unnecessary and the reason "illogical". "The welfare fund benefits people who are poverty-stricken. It's not right for a stubborn set of people to deprive the deserving, their due. Also, the court has passed the order to levy the tax and people should respect and work towards achieving it," he says.
However, Praveen Chandy, an avid film watcher tells us that a cess Rs 3 will not dissuade him from watching his favourite films in theatres. "For movie lovers like me, it's not the money, but the viewing experience that matters. Not everyone will be able to watch movies in multiplexes, and a theatre strike during a festival season like Christmas is a sure dampener. "
Last edited by Movie Lover; 12-14-2015 at 09:36 AM.
Ithellam vayichittu Liberty annanu vere entho udheshyam ulla pole? Ee manushyan oru shaapam aanu? Iyale ban cheythathalle? Pinne engine thirichu vannu?
Aiswaryam aayittu innu thudangi alle...ALl The Best...Ellaam Nannaayi varatteee
e-ticketing varumalle?
