Kochi, First Published Feb 27, 2022, 7:08 PM IST
CFiok, a theater owners’ organization, has decided to ban fan shows during your release. Fiok president Vijayakumar told Asianet News Online that the fan shows were about racism and degrading. He also makes it clear that the fan show will do no good to the film industry.
If permission is granted, the fans will say ‘no’ to the show
At a Fiocan executive meeting on the 22nd, it was suggested that the fan show be stopped. The situation is moving towards de-grading in the name of fan show and promoting the film based on the caste and religion of the actors. There is no benefit to a movie with a fan show. De-grading and racism cause a film to lose its audience. That is why we came to such a decision. The issue will be discussed in the General Body on March 29. Fan shows will be stopped completely if approved. It is hoped that permission will be granted. The opinions of all theatergoers are the same.
The fan show is not good for the movie
A new film is coming out, which supports and does not support the film based on the caste and religion of the actor in it. This is a growing trend in Kerala. We can never accept that. Fans of all the other actors will come to see an actor’s movie. They compete with each other. After such people leave the theater, it is widely rumored that the film is bad and loses money. For these reasons, the film loses the general audience it deserves. Fans’ obscenities take place inside and outside the theater.
The day the movie is released, it is a situation where others cannot watch the movie. Audiences come to the theater for money to watch movies in peace. To enjoy the movie. But fans are denying the opportunity. In addition, the damage caused to the theater and the owners by the quarrel between the fans is huge. It is for these reasons that the proposal to ban the fan show was put forward.
No movie is good because of the fan show. Even the pictures of the fan show from 12 at night to 7 in the morning were nose-piercing. Fans can’t even save a movie. The content of the movie is great. Only the audience can save the movie. There is a tendency going on by fans to keep that audience away from the movie.
The stars did not respond
Film is an art. Is business. We will not allow it to be racist. No superstars or ordinary stars have ever reacted to such things. They are silent. If everyone is silent like this, the film industry will go to great ruin. Once people move away from the film, there is no loss for them. They will go to OTD. Future players should not miss opportunities. The film and the audience should come to the theaters themselves. But the film survives. We will block anything that interferes with it.
Following the release of Arat, director B Unnikrishnan’s response to the film’s degrading and criticism of not seeing the film received a lot of attention. Unnikrishnan had said that if a film is deliberately downplayed, it will affect not only the film but the industry as a whole.
The words of B. Unnikrishnan
Arattum is facing the same crisis as all other films. Audiences who buy tickets and watch the film have the right to criticize the film. The audience is the kings of democracy, and we are all just citizens waiting for their fate. What is happening here is criticism that even the film has not seen. The video, which was shot from inside the Arat Theater and shows two people sleeping, has been widely circulated on social media. Kottakal police have registered a case against the video and are investigating. You will be shocked to hear the collection in that theater, there are so many house full shows in that theater.
Whatever it is all about, it’s a war between fans, it’s something above all else’s interest, there is only one thing I can say to you with my bare hands, no matter how positively you criticize, but if you deliberately try to downplay a film, it affects not just the film industry as a whole. I am able to stand in front of you with great joy and confidence on this occasion because our trust in the audience has been maintained. I had been holding this movie for about a year and a half without paying on OTT platforms. Why? Aratt is a movie that should be seen in a packed theater.
I have said many times that you do not need to look at the heavy content, you do not need to look at the big story, it does not discuss any serious subject, this is a movie that should be seen as a Mohanlal movie. One such movie is the movie that was released in the theaters on the heels of the fact that crowds of people came after Kovid to eat popcorn and watch it with family and friends. I am very happy that the audience returned that faith with full love to the audience and the theater. Forgetting the little problems you pointed out in front of that happiness.
Last Updated Feb 27, 2022, 7:16 PM IST