Cinemas in Kerala are staring at a mounting crisis amidst a string of flop movies at the box office since the start of 2023, according to an assessment by the Film Exhibitors’ United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK).
The increased building tax slabs have come as a double whammy for the sector, which employs about 12, 000 employees. Only one out of the nearly 90 movies released till April end had clicked at the box office, says K. Vijayakumar, president, FEUOK.
“Except for the movie Romancham, none of the other films has made an impact. There have been several instances where the screening of movies was cancelled after the first day owing to poor footfall. About 75% of the releases since January had a similar fate,” he says.
