'PFI....nothing amiss in new name, good work by Mattancherry mafia'

BJP leader Sandeep G Varier made cutting remarks about the new film organisation to be started under the leadership of filmmaker Aashiq Abu and his wife Rima Kallingal.

Sandeep G Varier :

"Progressive Filmmakers of India. PFI. Nothing went amiss as the Mattancherry mafia found the exact name they deserved.

Siphoning money collected during flood relief campaigns, destroying Malayalam cinema, making anti-national propaganda films, endorsing the usage of drugs, putting names of drugs to their own production company, and not paying remuneration to the employees who worked in their movies. These essential qualities constitute the so-called Mattancherry mafia."

It is rumoured that the Progressive Film Makers Association was originally conceived as a left-leaning producers' organization. Later it was converted into a workers' organization as an alternative to FEFKA. A letter titled 'Vision for a Progressive Malayalam Film Producers Association' in English was sent by the organizers of the new movement to some of the producers.

Some were contacted directly. In the second paragraph of the letter, it is stated that the goal was a new association of producers. It also mentioned that left-progressive values ​​would be upheld. But in the letter in Malayalam detailing the new organization, the word producers were replaced by workers. The section that says 'Left Progressive Values' has been changed to the values ​​of 'Equality, Cooperation and Social Justice'.

Aashiq Abu is eyeing discontented members of the producers’ association and FEFKA to join him in this new organization. Meanwhile, producer Sandra Thomas responded that she received an invitation to the association. Sandra said that she intends to be with the Producers Association and said will not join the new organization.