Ref. No: TFAPA/04 October 19, 2020
AN APPEAL TO ALL ACTORS AND TECHNICIANS
Dear All,
Tamil
Cinema is undergoing several challenging situations due to the impact
of Corona. Producers, who invested crores of rupees are facing a
difficult situation to recover their investment. With most of the rights
like satellite, digital/OTT, overseas, dubbing and Tamil Nadu
theatrical rights etc., not being sought by buyers for most films,
Producers are unable to pay back even the interest payment to the
lenders.
In this situation, it is the
responsibility of all actors and technicians to come forward and help
the Producers, whose films are under production and are stuck due to
this lockdown. The Producers can manage to come out of this trying
condition and release their films smoothly, only if their total
investment in films reduce by at least 40 to 50%. Only then, even if
their films do not fetch big revenues, they can come out without much
loss.
In both Telugu and Malayalam film
industries, all artistes and technicians have come forward and accepted
30 to 50% reduction in their current salaries. In Tamil cinema, a few
actors have come forward to reduce their salaries by 30%, considering
the difficult situation of their Producers. While we appreciate their
kind gesture, it is not enough. Only when all the actors, actresses and
technicians, who get a remuneration of Rs.10 Lakhs and above come
forward and accept a reduction of 30% in their salaries, Producers can
reduce their overall cost, complete their films and release them without
any financial difficulty.
We are making this
request only for the films which were under production and are stuck due
to Covid-19 and not for new films, which you are signing and
commencing, for which you and the Producers may decide on appropriate
remuneration. For the films, which were stuck for over 6 months due to
this pandemic, we are making this request.
Considering
the difficult situation of the Producers, whose films are stuck, on
behalf of Tamil Film Active Producers Association, we request all the
actors and technicians, who earn more than Rs.10 Lakhs as the salary for
their films, to accept this 30% reduction in salary and complete the
films to release them, when the theatres open soon.
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