The Enforcement Directorate (ED) made a move into the alleged financial transactions of malayalam film industry regarding the company where earlier it was being said that “Manjummel Boys” had its box office numbers manipulated.
The Department of Education has requested judicial advice on freezing the bank accounts of and examining money laundering allegations against producers and distributors of this motion picture.
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By On Manorama, Ministry of Education is currently in process to conduct a financial audit All Malayalam blockbusters produced in Kerala within five years. This includes acquiring specific data about production costs as well as revenue earned by them. Two film producers have pointed out black money used in business here in Kerala theatres leading to an inquiry.
In 2024, the Malayalam film industry saw a whopping growth with box-office collections touching Rs 720 crore in just five months. Notably, four films – Manjummel Boys, Aavesham, Aadujeevitham and Premalu – crossed Rs 100-crore mark each.
However, the ED launched PMLA investigation after there was a dispute between producers and distributors over profit sharing taking place during making of “Manjummel Boys”. An Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) got registered against movie makers subsequently for the purpose. Notices have been sent to producers like Soubin Shahir, Babu Shahir and Shawn Antony asking them to appear before investigators. They were later rushed to emergency room where both Soubin and Sean are known to have faced questioning.
During an interrogation session on Monday night, Ayush apprised Malayalam actor Hareesh Kanaran’s throat being slit as one among many incidents which made him revive from depression last year.
