A video shared by Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas and Anthony Varghese went viral the other day. But producer and actress Sheelu Abraham came forward against this video. Sheelu wrote on Facebook that this is an example of how power groups work in movies. Now Asif Ali is responding to these controversies. The actor explained why he shared such a video. ‘All three of us are the same age. Earlier we had discussed about our film releasing this Onam. 2024 was a year that got a great kick start for Malayalam cinema. A lot of good movies came out and theaters came alive again. In such a situation, there are many events that we do not expect. Its negativity affects the entire film. It is not known whether this will affect the theatres. Onam is an important season for cinema as well as other sectors. We just wanted that season to be active.
We realized that it was wrong not to mention the rest of the films, but our initiative was positive. It was not expected that this would go to a negative angle. And which movie to watch is people’s choice. We can only market. The film is not going to be affected by not mentioning the name. It hurt to leave. But this is not the story behind it, it is not a power group. There have been many films that have received great reviews through word of mouth publicity. If it’s a good movie, the audience will go and see it. It is the specialty of our audience’, while Sheelu responded to the controversy that her Facebook post was distorted by the media. Shilu’s explanation was that it was my grief and there was no need for another twist. The actress’ first note reads- ‘Dear Tovino, Asif, Pepe…Thank you for showing us how ‘power groups’ work. In this video you made to show your unity and love, you are giving the audience a misconception that only three of your films are releasing on Onam.
