In
a
stiff
move
against
the
Cine
Exhibitors
Federation's
stand
to
release
Mammootty's
Maya
Bazaar
and
Mohanlal's
Kurukshetra
only
in
'A'
class
theatres
during
this
Ramzan
season,
the
Kerala
Film
Exhibitors'
Federation
has
decided
not
to
screen
any
big
budget
movies
in
'A'
class
theatres
during
this
Ramzan.
There
are
about
48
'A'
class
theatres
in
the
state.
The
producers
of
both
Maya
Bazaar
and
Kurukshetra
have
arranged
to
take
80
prints
of
each
film
for
screening
(including
B
class
theatres)
in
the
state
during
Ramzan.
Reports
said
that
the
tug
of
war
between
producers
and
exhibitors
in
the
Malayalam
film
industry
has
worsened.
The
recent
controversy
between
producers
and
exhibitors
on
the
Ramzan
releases
began
when
the
Cine
Exhibitors'
Federation
(CEF),
an
organization
of
'A'
class
theatres
in
Kerala,
took
a
stand
that
the
Ramzan
releases
Maya
Bazaar
and
Kurukshetra
should
be
released
only
in
their
48
centres.
The
basis
of
their
stand
was
that
the
theatre
owners
have
paid
a
token
advance
to
the
producers
of
both
films
for
releasing
the
films
exclusively
in
their
theatres.
CEF
also
gave
a
letter
to
Santhosh
Damor,
producer
of
Mohanlal
starrer
Kurukshetra,
urging
him
to
obtain
a
'No
Objection
Certificate'
from
the
Federation
if
he
wants
to
release
the
movie
in
more
centres.
Ignoring
this
request,
the
producers
of
Kurukshetra
and
Maya
Bazaar
decided
to
release
their
films
in
80
centres
including
B
class
theatres
during
the
season.
Meanwhile,
CEF
claimed
that
the
producers
are
obliged
to
release
films
in
limited
theatres,
since
they
have
received
advance
from
these
theatre
owners.
They
also
alleged
that
producers
are
breaching
the
contract
by
releasing
the
movies
in
more
than
48
centres.
On
the
other
hand,
the
Film
Producers'
Association
argues
that
it
is
CEF
which
is
violating
another
contract
signed
last
March,
which
allows
any
number
of
releasing
centres
in
the
state.
The
general
council
of
the
Federation
will
be
convened
on
4th
October
at
Grand
Hotel,
Kochi
for
further
action
on
the
issue.