The Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA), Kerala Film Producers’ Association (KFPA) and Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) on Tuesday jointly said that they will not cooperate with Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi going forward after they received complaints about the two Malayalam actors from several film producers. Addressing media persons in a press meet held in Kochi, producer and Kerala Film Producers official M Renjith said, "Several complaints have been received against Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi. We are not taking the names of these actors due to their drug abuse. Both have caused trouble to the filmmakers, technicians and their co-stars time and again. What we are saying is that there are lot of people who use drugs on set and cause troubles. Don’t twist what we said. There is a problem and we intent to make things right. This shouldn't be allowed to continue as it will affect the industry severely."
Upon being asked regarding the complaints against Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi, Renjith stated, "Shane Nigam’s actions cannot be justified by our film organisations. Midway through the production, Shane stood firm in his decision that he should be given more importance in the film RDX. He wanted the film to be edited during production and also threatened to not act. There is proof for all of this." RDX producer Sophia Paul too was present at the press meet. Speaking about Sreenath Bhasi, Renjith said, "He has no idea the films he is signing up for. He even says that the agreements with producers are like traps." The producer went on to add that the actions of both the actors has led to huge financial losses for film producers.
M. Renjith further informed that the Kerala Film Producers’ Association will not be issuing no-objection certificates to upcoming films that feature Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi. He clarified that the two actors are not getting banned, while also telling the producers that they will not entertain any complaints if they go ahead and make films with them both. He said, "If they are people who can tolerate their behavior, then they can go ahead. But, as far as we are concerned, we cannot cooperate with the people we can't tolerate."
Last week, Shane Nigam walked out during filming RDX and allegedly tried to interfere with the editing, according to reports. The FEFKA has stated that actors do not have the rights to step into the editing process of a film. Both Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi are best known to Tamil cinema fans for starring in the 2019 Malayalam blockbuster, Kumbalangi Nights.
