MACTA,
on
the
basis
of
a
complaint
from
director
Thulasidas,
accusing
that
Dileep
became
reluctant
to
star
in
his
film
after
taking
payment
of
Rs.
40
lakhs,
has
pronounced
a
ban
against
Dileep.
In
a
controversial
move
against
MACTA
(Malayalam
Cine
Technicians
Association),
film
Producers'
Council
in
Kerala,
during
their
recent
meeting
in
the
state,
has
decided
to
support
Dileep
and
his
films
notwithstanding
the
said
ban.
The
council
announced
that
they
were
going
to
support
Dileep
in
this
matter
and
have
even
threatened
to
completely
halt
production
of
all
films
if
MACTA,
under
Vinayan's
leadership,
didn't
withdraw
the
ban.
The
Council
claims
that
it
has
AMMA's
support
in
this
issue.
MACTA
has
yet
to
reply.
From
the
actor's
point
of
view,
he
is
already
busy
with
the
much-delayed
AMMA
project
Twenty:20
and
has
also
had
a
series
of
flops
in
the
recent
past.
In
this
context,
would
Dileep
like
to
do
a
film
with
director
Tulasidas,
whose
credibility
as
a
hit
filmmaker
is
very
questionable?
It
is
not
clear
whether
Dileep
was
planning
to
quit
his
film.
However,
reports
say
that
MACTA
and
Producers'
Council
are
now
getting
ready
to
clash
over
this
issue.
Earlier,
MACTA,
comprising
18
different
sections
of
Malayalam
film
industry
workers,
right
from
drivers
to
directors,
had
denied
media
reports
that
the
association
had
enforced
a
ban
on
all
Dileep
films
in
the
state.
Vinayan"s
response
to
the
media
was
that
they
had
only
forwarded
the
complaint
to
AMMA,
but
not
issued
the
ban.