Actor-producer
Unni
Mukundan,
who
was
alleged
by
actor
Bala
of
non-payment
of
remuneration,
came
forward
with
solid
proof
supporting
his
side
of
the
story,
pretty
much
a
move
that
hints
at
resting
his
case.
Unni
Mukundan
produced
his
latest
film
Shafeekinte
Santhosham
and
is
alleged
that
he
hadn't
cleared
the
remunerations
of
the
film's
crew
and
cast
except
for
the
women
who
worked
in
the
film.
Over
these
allegations,
an
irked
Unni
Mukundan
came
out
to
the
press
with
a
bunch
of
documents
disclosing
bank
statements
and
money
payment
transaction
details
to
actor
Bala
and
cinematographer
Eldho
Issac,
apart
from
others.
He
maintained
that
the
remunerations
agreed
upon
were
already
settled
and
Bala,
who
is
one
of
his
close
friends,
allegations
were
baseless.
According
to
the
report
carried
out
by
Onmanorama,
speaking
to
the
press,
Unni
mentioned,
"Bala
is
a
dear
friend
and
he
worked
for
Shafeekinte
Santhosham
for
20
days.
His
remuneration
was
Rs
3
Lakh
and
as
a
daily
salary
of
Rs
10,000,
we
transferred
his
promised
remuneration
of
Rs
2
Lakh.
Suddenly,
he
became
trolled
and
was
a
matter
of
interest
on
the
internet.
He
resorted
to
demanding
more
money
simply
because
he
gained
popularity
through
trolls.
We
already
discussed
the
same.
Bala
asked
for
a
salary
I
wasn't
able
to
afford
and
if
it
was
otherwise,
I
would
have
agreed
to
his
demands.
If
I
make
a
film
with
Bala
again,
I
hope
I
will
be
able
to
offer
him
the
money
he
demanded."
He
further
said,
"Since
this
allegation
has
affected
me
personally,
I
decided
to
come
out
to
clarify
it.
I
have
made
two
films
as
a
producer
so
far
and
I
don't
know
what
went
wrong
from
the
production
side.
I
even
encouraged
Bala
to
dub
for
his
role,
hoping
it
could
give
him
a
break,
despite
disinterest
from
the
film's
director.
The
incident
is
like
a
character
assassination
and
I
want
to
make
sure
to
reach
out
to
people
who
love
and
trust
me
on
this.
I
have
nothing
against
Bala
and
I
have
no
intention
of
moving
forward
legally.
My
friendship
cannot
be
that
brittle."
For
the
unversed,
actor
Bala,
who
played
a
character
in
Unni
Mukundan's
production
Shafeekinte
Santhosham
alleged
that
he
along
with
the
technicians
was
not
paid
the
remuneration.
The
issue
was
blown
out
of
proportion
and
prompted
Unni
Mukundan
to
disclose
all
the
bank
transaction
details
to
the
public.
The
movie
stars
Unni
Mukundan,
Divya
Pilla,
Sminu
Sijo,
Azees
Nedumangad,
Athmeeya
Rajan,
Manoj
K
Jayan,
Shaheen
Siddique,
Bala,
and
Krishna
Prasad
among
others
in
pivotal
roles.
The
film's
cinematography
is
handled
by
Eldho
Issac
and
Shaan
Rahman
composed
the
music.
Arun
Manohar
worked
as
the
costume
designer
for
the
cast
in
the
film.