A
group
of
Malayalam
film
directors
held
a
press
conference
in
Kerala
on
Saturday.
They
demanded
that
the
state
government
should
grant
Rs.
20
lakhs
subsidy
for
Malayalam
movies
which
has
artistic
values.
The
group
of
directors
has
formed
an
association
called
'Film
Makers
Forum
for
Better
Films'
They
demanded,
that
the
government
should
give
a
subsidy
of
Rs
20
lakhs
and
should
authorize
the
Kerala
State
Chalachitra
Academy
to
recognize
such
movies.
Sasi
Paravoor,
general
secretary
of
the
forum
stated
that
all
Marathi
films
made
in
Maharashtra
receives
Rs
40
lakhs
as
subsidy
from
the
state
government.
The
number
of
Marathi
films
has
increased
in
the
state
after
getting
these
kind
of
grants.
T.V.
Chandran,
the
director
of
the
forum
said,
“The
irony
lies
in
the
fact
that
the
Malayalam
films
in
Kerala
require
English
subtitles
to
make
it
explicable
for
the
awards
committee
chairman,
who
belongs
to
another
state."
"On
the
other
hand,
the
other
state
governments
never
invite
any
Malayalam
filmmaker
from
Kerala
to
judge
the
movie
awards
there.
Only
a
filmmaker
in
Kerala
is
required
to
spend
Rs.
1
lakh
in
order
to
provide
subtitles
for
his
movie." He
added.
Moreover,
the
forum
president
Lenin
Rajendran
stated
that
only
the
state
Chalachitra
Academy
should
handle
the
registry
and
publicity
clearance
needed
before
it
can
be
presented
to
the
censor
board.
And
the
Film
Chamber
of
Commerce
should
not
have
similar
functions.
The
better
quality
movies
should
also
be
exempt
from
entertainment
tax.
The
quality
movies
should
be
assured
of
getting
screened
at
the
government
theatres,
at
least.