'Seconds' Director and Producer Against Distributers
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By Akhila Menon
The
release
of
the
upcoming
Jayasurya
starrer
Seconds
has
been
getting
postponed
from
last
few
months.
Recently,
the
director
of
the
movie
Aneesh
Upasana
and
producer
Ajay
Jose
has
started
a
strike
in
front
of
the
distribution
office,
alleging
that
the
distribution
company
owner
Maha
Subair
cheated
them
by
trading
the
distribution
rights
to
a
third
party.
Aneesh
Upasana
and
Ajay
Jose
says
that
Maha
Subair
refused
to
meet
them
to
discuss
about
the
issue.
The
producer
is
in
a
big
financial
crisis
and
not
even
able
to
pay
the
remuneration
of
the
cast
and
crew.
The
director-producer
duo
states
that
the
complete
cast
and
crew
offered
them
full
support
and
has
willingly
joined
in
the
strike.
The
filming
of
Seconds
was
completed
one
year
back
and
the
movie
was
awaiting
to
be
released
from
last
few
months.
Aneesh
Upasana
and
Ajay
Jose
say
that
right
when
the
movie
was
about
to
hit
the
theatres,
it
got
postponed;
more
than
once.
The
director-producer
duo
demands
an
immediate
release
or
compensation
from
the
distributer.
They
also
added
that
they
are
planning
to
move
legally
to
solve
the
issue.
Seconds
is
a
reportedly
a
social-thriller,
which
revolves
around
the
lives
of
four
individuals
who
meet
up
in
an
unexpected
situation.
Jayasurya,
Vinay
Fort,
Anusree
and
Aparna
Nair
will
essay
the
lead
roles,
while
Salim
Kumar,
Vinayakan,
Riyas
Khan
and
Pradeep
Kottayam
plays
the
other
pivotal
roles.
Suresh
Rajan
handles
the
cinematography
and
Gopi
Sundar
composes
the
music.