South Indian movie makers on strike in protest against digital service fee

Tamil, Telugu film producers on indefinite stir; Kannada and Malayalam protest only for one day

With no let up in the spat between film financiers and digital service providers over the latter's print fee, the Tamil Film Producers’ Council in Chennai has taken a call not to release any new films starting today (Friday, March 2). Theatre owners, however, have decided to continue screening movies, in a move that has divided the fraternity.

Meanwhile, producers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh had already decided to go on an indefinite strike starting Thursday, while the Kannada and Malayalam film industries have decided to observe a one-day strike only.

In a February 27 report, Business Standard