The
all
India
lockdown
has
undoubtedly
affected
the
daily
life
of
the
citizens
and
almost
all
the
industries
in
the
country.
When
it
comes
to
the
film
industry,
things
are
not
different.
The
Malayalam
film
industry
is
going
through
a
great
crisis
period,
as
all
the
Vishu
releases
are
cancelled,
which
resulted
in
a
loss
of
around
Rs.
300
Crores.
Now,
the
Malayalam
film
producers
and
theater
owners
are
in
loggerheads,
due
to
the
same.
Recently,
Malayala
Manorama
daily
had
published
a
story,
in
which
some
leading
producers
revealed
they
are
in
financial
crisis
despite
their
films
did
extremely
well
at
the
box
office.
According
to
the
producers
and
distributors,
they
yet
to
receive
a
total
amount
of
around
Rs.
23
Crores
from
the
theater
owners,
which
is
the
collection
made
by
the
recent
Malayalam
blockbusters
including
Mammootty's
Shylock,
Kunchacko
Boban's
Anjaam
Pathiraa,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran-Biju
Menon
duo's
Ayyappanum
Koshiyum,
and
Dulquer
Salmaan's
Varane
Avashaymund.
According
to
the
representatives
of
distributors
association,
Varane
Avashyamund
has
to
get
Rs.
3.95
Crores
from
the
theaters.
Anjaam
Pathiraa
and
Ayyappanum
Koshiyum
together
have
to
receive
around
Rs.
4.60
Crores.
Forensic,
the
Tovino
Thomas
starrer
should
get
Rs.
3.90
Crores.
Apart
from
these
films,
the
production
banner
Magic
Frames
has
to
get
the
balance
amount
of
their
last
three
outings,
which
is
around
Rs.
5.5
Crores.
However,
the
distributors
association
has
now
decided
to
not
release
films
in
the
theaters
that
have
not
settled
the
amounts,
when
the
all
India
lockdown
comes
to
an
end.
But
the
Theater
Owner
Association,
on
the
other,
hand,
rubbished
the
claims
of
the
Producers
and
Distributors
associations
and
stated
that
several
film
producers
and
distributors
have
received
advance
amounts
before
the
releases.