Black
Money
In
Mollywood:
The
Income
Tax
Department
and
the
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
have
stepped
up
their
actions
following
intelligence
information
about
large
amounts
of
black
money
being
invested
in
the
Malayalam
film
industry
from
abroad.
According
to
reports,
five
producers
of
Malayalam
cinema
are
under
the
surveillance
of
central
agencies.
One
producer
paid
a
fine
of
Rs.
25
crore.
ED
will
interrogate
the
remaining
four
producers.
Central
agencies
had
found
documents
showing
the
producer,
who
is
also
a
prominent
Malayalam
actor,
receiving
huge
sums
of
money
from
abroad.
Following
this,
the
actor's
production
company
was
fined
Rs
25
crore,
according
to
reports.
Production
Of
"Propaganda" Films
It
is
mainly
being
scrutinised
whether
black
money
from
foreign
financial
sources
reaches
Kerala
for
the
production
of
"propaganda"
films
for
the
propagation
of
any
ideas
that
have
a
negative
impact
on
national
security.
The
central
agencies
have
also
received
statements
that
the
maximum
number
of
psychotropic
drugs
reach
the
shooting
locations
during
the
production
of
films
with
foreign
investment.
The
Income
Tax
Department
has
been
questioning
the
producer,
who
invested
heavily
in
Malayalam,
for
two
days.
This
is
to
check
the
allegation
that
this
producer
is
a
benami
and
that
through
him,
black
money
is
being
invested
in
Malayalam
cinema.
The
Central
Home
Department
has
also
instructed
intelligence
agencies
to
scrutinise
the
plots
of
new
Malayalam
movies.
ED
issued
notices
to
the
remaining
three
producers
to
appear
for
questioning.
The
statements
of
the
chartered
accountants
who
examine
their
financial
transactions
will
also
be
recorded.