UH NO! Malayalam Christmas Releases Cancelled

Christmas is one of the most happening movie release seasons for the Malayalam movie industry. But sadly, Mollywood will not have Christmas releases this year, due to the dispute between the Film Producers Associations and Exhibitors Federation.

All the Malayalam Christmas releases, including Mohanlal's Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol, Dulquer Salmaan starrer Jomonte Suviseshangal, Prithviraj's Ezra, and Jayasurya movie Fukri have got cancelled, following the failed compromise talk between the producers and theatre owners.

The exhibitors and distributors recently had a detailed discussion with the producers association members over the issue, in the presence of minister AK Balan. But the teams failed to make a final decision and have decided to hand over the issue to a special commission.

Reportedly, the Theatre Owners Association and Film Exhibitors Federation have demanded a 50-50 share in the theatrical collections. But both the Producers Association and Distributors Association disagreed, stating that it would cause a huge loss for the production banners.

As per the latest updates, the teams are planning to have a discussion by the upcoming weekend. If things fall in place, Jomonte Suviseshangal, Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol, Ezra, Fukri will hit the theatres by the last week of December and the first week of January, in the pre-determined order.