Updated On: 13 April, 2024 07:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
PVR INOX had banned the screening of new Malayalam releases leading to losses faced by filmmakers. Hours after FEFKA interfered, the matter was settled

Nivin Pauly and Fahadh Faasil
PVR INOX has been in the news following their decision to ban new Malayalam film releases from playing on their screens. The ban was imposed following a tiff between the theatre chain and Kerala Film Producers` Association (KFPA) over content sharing. Now, the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) has stated that Malayalam movies will not be screened on screens under PVR INOX until the multiplex compensates for losses suffered by filmmakers whose movies weren`t screened.
New releases like Fahad Faasil`s Aavesham Vineeth Sreenivasan`s directorial `Varshangalkku Shesham` and Unni Mukundan`s `Jai Ganesh`. It had also stopped screening the previously released Malayalam films `Premalu`, `Manjummal Boys`, and `Aadujeevitham`. FEFKA held a meeting on April 13 in Kochi where they decided to step up the protest against the company;