The Kerala government has finally decided to intervene in the ongoing crisis in the Malayalam film industry, which had no releases and shooting since April 16 due to the agitation between Kerala Film Producers', Distributors' Associations and Film Exhibitors' Federation over various aspects related to 'hold over'. Culture Minister M.A. Baby has been asked to bring the feuding groups to the discussion table to end the stalemate. I have been getting lots of requests from various quarters to see a solution is worked out. The film industry is a huge revenue earner for the state government and even small issues can cause huge losses for the exchequer," he said. The minister said he would soon try and bring together all the concerned organisations to discuss their problems and find a way out of the impasse. Asked if clashing egos of the various stakeholders of the industry was the reason for the crisis, he said: Ego is certainly a human problem. You and me might not have egos, but are all like us? Meanwhile, thespian actor Thilakan, who has for long been demanding that the culture minister intervene in the matter, said: The culture department should have intervened long back. The delay has caused a lot of damage to the industry. It is important that Baby doesn't walk into the trap of certain vested interests in the film industry. The government should have an open mind and after hearing all views, should act in a mature manner Then the woes of the film industry has a chance to end.
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