Overview

• The court named former Justice M. Govindaraj on July 2 to mediate negotiations between FEFSI and the Tamil Film Producers Council FEFSI contested which party should cover the mediator’s fees as TFPC presses for interim relief to resume work
• Technicians have boycotted TFPC-affiliated projects since April after the triennial wage and conditions MoU expired on March 9
• Several producers have aligned with the Tamil Film Active Producers Association to bypass the boycott and continue stalled productions
• Tamil Nadu Information Minister M. P. Saminathan is organizing government-led discussions while major shoots remain suspended