Earlier, there were a few reports doing the rounds that popular Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil has been given a ban by theatre organisations after a few of his last releases opted to stream directly on OTT platforms. However, the Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala, has clarified that there is no such ban.
They released a statement to this effect that read, “We have seen reports on news channels about FEUOK banning films of Fahadh Faasil in theatres. This is quite baseless. The organisation has no issues with Fahadh Faasil or the films he has acted in. The organisation maintains good relations with everyone."
“This is not true. We had called Fahadh a month ago to speak about the OTT releases. He has agreed that there will not be too many of them. There has definitely not been any ban on the actor,” Sumesh Joseph, general secretary of the organisation said.
Among the films of Fahadh to have directly released on to OTT were C U Soon, Joji and Irul. All three were welcomed with a positive response from the fans. Fahadh's next, Malik will be a theatrical release and is slated for May 13 as an Eid special.