Kerala film bodies impose ban on Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi

Entertainment By Arjun Ramachandran 26/04/2023 Read the article

The Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) and Kerala Film Producers’ Association banned actors Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi.

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This is after multiple producers filed complaints from alleging that the actors are under the influence of drugs.

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According to FEFKA, some actors gave the same dates to multiple films intentionally, thereby causing huge losses to the producers.

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AMMA general secretary Idavela Babu said they will submit to the government the names of the actors who were consuming drugs.

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The issue became worse after Shane Nigam asked the producer to show him the edited versions of his new film RDX.

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Last year, Sreenath Bhasi misbehaved with the anchor of a YouTube channel. He was banned by the film organisations even then.

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Reacting to this, Cultural Minister Saji Cheriyan said the government will look into the matter — especially the use of drugs on cinema sets.

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The minister told the media that the government will also organise a cinema conclave to address these issues.

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