Summary:
The committee had been set up to study the problems faced by the Malayalam film industry and provide suggestions to revamp the sector. Balan has said that the State government is contemplating to bring in a legislation to promote and safeguard the Malayalam film industry. The project would be envisaged by the Kerala State Film Development Corporation. Plans are afoot to set up 100 government cinema halls in rural, semi-rural and urban areas. But this was not the case for all since the State-owned 14 cinema halls had made a profit of Rs 4.75 crore last year, “ he said..