Overview
- FEUOK has advised member theatres not to sign screening agreements for Patriot under the producer’s proposed terms.
- Producer Anto Joseph reportedly circulated contracts seeking a 60:40 producer share for the first two weeks of the run.
- Exhibitors point to the prevailing model of 60:40 in week one, 55:45 in week two, and 50:50 in week three, calling the new proposal financially unviable.
- The Kerala Film Producers’ Association reports no formal complaint and notes the film’s roughly ₹136 crore budget as possible context for the request.
- The April 23 release in Kerala is uncertain without a compromise, even as the makers continue promotions with a new behind-the-scenes video.