Dileep’s ‘Jack and Daniel’s release on November 14 has been postponed due to the cinema strike on Thursday announced by various film associations in Kerala. The movie will now release on Friday (November 15), confirmed the production team.
All works related to cinema will be halted on Thursday to protest against the government move to impose entertainment tax in addition to cinema tickets.
When Behindwoods contacted Siyad Koker, Film Distributors Association President, he said, “The proposed entertainment is tax is not good to the Malayalam cinema industry as there will be less footfall into theatres and the industry will be in deep trouble".
Speaking about the strike, Film Exhibiters United Organization of Kerala (FEOUK) general secretary MC Bobby said, “We are cooperating with the producers and other film fraternity on the strike and will decide further action after the verdict of cases in the court (related to entertainment tax)".
Jack and Daniel features Dileep and Anju Kurian as male and female lead. The movie also has Tamil Action King Arjun Sarja in an important role. The movie is directed by SL Puram Jayasurya and produced by Shibu Thameens under the banner of Thameens Productions.