After 48 days, TFPC strike comes to an end, Kollywood films likely to release soon

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Written by Ashameera Aiyappan | Chennai | Published: April 18, 2018 11:43:34 am The Kollywood strike has been called off and new films are likely to hit screens this Friday. Top News

The strike in Kollywood came to an end on Tuesday evening after the Tamil Film Producer Council, Theatre owners and the Digital Service Providers reached an agreement. After a long discussion presided by Tamil Nadu ministers KC Veeramani and Kadambur Raju, the strike has been called off and new films are likely to hit screens this Friday.

One of the major bones of contention, the payment of Virtual Print Fee, has been slashed to Rs 250 per show from Rs 290 for E Cinema. Confirming the same, Jayendra Panchapakesan, co-founder Qube Technologies said, “The per show cost has been reduced from Rs 290 to Rs 250 capped at Rs 5,000 per week. For a full-time license in E Cinema, the cost has been fixed at Rs 10,000. Acknowledging the insistence of the theatre owners to end the strike, we have reduced the prices even though it doesnt bode well for us. These rates would be tested for 6 months. There has been no change in the D Cinema prices,” he said.

The other demands of the TFPC which include computerisation of ticketing, flexible ticket pricing, reduction in online booking charges have also been met. Vishal who met the press after the meeting said, “The most important aspect is as per our request Tamil Nadu government has ordered all the theatres to go fully transparent from June 1. A Government Order will be passed soon on this. Ticket prices will become flexible depending upon the scale of the film – small and big movies. Each films ticket price will be decided, as per the films value and scale.”

Vishal further added that TFPC will introduce a booking site which will only charge a negligible amount for booking tickets online. The president of TFPC, he also said the council will take mastering of content into their own hands. There will also be a release regulation committee in place to ensure that at least 3 films are accommodated without hassles in procuring screens.

While grapevine is abuzz that Mercury is most likely to be the first film to hit the screens, SR Prabhu said the official announcement will be reached only by Wednesday evening. “The announcement about film releases will be made by the evening. For the online ticketing portal and flexible ticketing, we will sit with the government to sketch out an enforcement plan,” he said.

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