• Kollywood film producers go on strike; seek higher discounts on virtual print fee

    Two weeks ago film producers in the Tamil, Kanada, Telugu and Malayalam film industries stopped releasing films, demanding a cut in digital distribution charges. A week ago, digital-service distributors announced a 21 percent cut, which placated Telugu, Malayalam and Kanada producers. However the largest of these industries and that#39;s Kollywood refuses to budge, in the pursuit of a larger discount, reports CNBC-TV18#39;s Jude Sannith.