MACTA chairman Jayaraj denies agreeing to technicians’ pay cut

After

AMMA

meeting on Sunday, there were reports that actors and

technicians

of

Malayalam film industry

have agreed to a 50%

pay cut

while working in movies after the lockdown.

However, director Jayaraj, who heads the technicians’ body MACTA, said that the association doesn’t interfere in the

remuneration

of its members. “Several channels have reported that the technicians have reduced their pay by 50% and daily wage workers by 25% and that

MACTA

have informed this to the producers’ association. This is to clarify that we haven’t taken any such decision,” he said, in a press release.

On Sunday, AMMA executive Ganesh Kumar said, “We were set to discuss the remuneration issue of actors as requested by the producers. However, as the meeting was interrupted, we haven’t taken any decision on this matter.”