Nivin Pauly on Thuramukham delay: ‘The producer should live up to the trust bestowed on him’

At the event, Nivin Pauly said, “Thuramukham is not a film that should have had these issues. This is not a Rs 40 or 100 crore film. Thuramukham was a film made on a reasonable budget. There was no need to drag this film into such a financial quagmire. So those who are responsible for this mess should answer this. As an actor, I have given my 100 per cent to this film. And Rajeevettan (director Rajeev Ravi) had envisaged this as his dream project. He has also worked hard for this film.”

He added, “As a director when you surrender the film to a producer, the producer should also live up to the trust bestowed on him. They had announced release dates for the film thrice. We (actors and crew) would then check with the producer who despite knowing well that it won’t be released on the scheduled date, assured us of its release. He would send us to promote the film and also use the media in his interest. I don’t think that was the right thing to do.”

Finally!!The day we have been looking forward to, is here . It’s been a long journey. Thank you all for being there… For the wholehearted support and wishes…. #ListinStephen Nothing but love and gratitude😍

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— Nivin Pauly (@NivinOfficial) March 10, 2023

Nivin Pauly also recalled that he even thought of taking over Thuramukham on his own but it was a burden bigger than he imagined.

Nivin said, “It was Listin who finally took over the film at the last minute. Listin liked the film. It was difficult to untangle the film from this mess. At one stage, I even tried to release the film. But the producer said he will give the nod only if I shouldered the whole financial burden. I was not in a position to take over such a huge responsibility at that time. That’s why the film didn’t release at that time.”

The actor added, “Finally, Listin personally met many people from his contact list, made many agreements with the financiers, and managed to do away with the financial issues of all the people before confirming the release date. Not just that, his team is also doing all the stuff needed for promotions. There was absolutely no need for Listin to take over this movie as his production house already has more than 25 projects. We are grateful to have someone like him taking over this project. Poornima and other actors have adjusted their remuneration for this film. And the technical team also cooperated with us. The producers’ association is also supporting this film.”

Thuramukham also stars Arjun Ashokan, Indrajith, Joju George, Sudev Nair, Nimisha Sajayan, Poornima Indrajith and Darshana Rajendran.