Earlier in the day, we had reported the State Government of Tamil Nadu would levy 10% to 20% Entertainment tax on GST with effect from 27th September. For obvious reasons, this news would not go well with the exhibitors.

The last time when Entertainment tax was levied, the theatre owners went on a 4-day long strike. Will we experience a similar situation again? We are just 18 days away from the release of one of the biggest films of the year, Mersal. Will this tax issue affect Mersal in any way?

We got in touch with Ruban Mathivanan, Managing director of GK Cinemas to know more about this, "This problem doesn't start or end with Mersal; it is a very tricky situation for all theatre owners. Not just Mersal, even the films that are being screened right now have been acquired based on old tax calculations. So this new taxation policy will be a huge hit for theatres owners. It could even destroy the industry".