Thiruvananthapuram, February 05: Hurt after being dropped from film ‘Christian Brothers’, Padma Shri awardee actor Thilakan has threatened to stage a sit in, attributing his exclusion from the movie to the rise of “mafia” in trade unions in Malayalam film industry.
The 74-year-old actor told PTI that producers of the film excluded him on a direction from Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) which is irked by him for acting in a film by director Vinayan, apparently FEFKA’s bete noire.
Vinayan had formed the first technicians’ body, Malayalam Cine Technicians’ Association (MACTA) last year after splitting from FEFKA.
Thilakan has decided to stage a sit-in at the location of ‘Christian Brothers’ if he is not allowed to act in the film.
The veteran said that he was being replaced by another actor (Saikumar) on a direction from FEFKA.
–PTI