Drishyam 2: Jeethu Joseph hopes to start shooting on Aug. 17

Serin Thankam Sam

Drishyam 2: Resumption, starring Mohanlal, lands in trouble with Kerala Film Producers’ Association (KFPA). The rumours going around is that the cast and crew are adamant in starting the shoot of the film as soon as possible.

However, director of the movie Jeethu Joseph said that he plans to shoot the movie only after thoroughly analysing the situation. “We are hoping that we would be able to start the shoot by mid-August if the conditions are favourable.” According to the director, the tentative date to start the shoot is August 17.

KFPA had stated that the shooting of the films cannot start unless the actors take a pay cut. Jeethu said that the cast and crew had reached a consensus that they will take remuneration cuts for the sake of cinema.

“When we decided upon the sequel, we agreed that the main cast and crew will take a pay cut. This is not just about us. There are many employees whose livelihood is cinema, like junior artists, technicians, managers, skilled and unskilled workers. There is another whole spectrum of people in this industry we need to consider,” Jeethu said.

Producer of the film Antony Perumbavoor will be discussing the issue with KFPA to find an amicable solution. “We are not looking for trouble. The shoot of the movie will be properly planned and will begin the shooting after doing solid discussions with film bodies.” the director said.

Owing to COVID-19 pandemic, the shoot of several films had to be suspended temporarily. But with time, the state government has granted permission to resume with the indoor shooting of pending films. The director said that FEFKA director’s union had a serious discussion on this.

“We discussed the need for a specific set of guidelines, ensuring necessities such as sanitisers, masks and social distancing policies,” he said.

As per industry expert Sreedhar Pillai, in his tweet, he said that according to Mohanlal there is nothing wrong in starting shoot of new films and the team of his upcoming project are planning to begin the shoot by mid-August.