Clash at Mammootty’s Masterpiece location; Students who came for exams detained
Shoot for Mammootty’s upcoming movie Masterpiece is currently progressing in Fathima Matha College, Kollam. The movie, directed by Ajai Vasudev is a campus thriller and the team have been shooting for over a month in the college.
Recently, college students and the security staff employed by the shooting team had an altercation and ended up in a clash. Students who came to attend the exams were detained by the security personnel and this resulted in a clash. The students allege that the security people misbehaved with them. Finally, the college principal had to intervene to settle the issue.
There have been many complaints about the security staff. The producer had approached a security agency to ensure that there is no disturbances while shooting within the college. It is alleged that the security personnel attacked some outsiders who were watching the shoot from the top of the campus wall.
In their defence, the producer has said that they only tired to restrict those who tried to capture the shoot using mobile phones. Locals in the area allege that the security staff employed by the production team, are criminals who are accused in many cases.
Masterpiece is produced by CH Mohammad under his banner Royal Cinemas. Mammootty is playing the role of a college professor in this movie, written by Udhayakrishna. Unni Mukundan, Kasaba fame Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Gokul Suresh, Mahima Nambiar, Poonam Bajwa and Mukesh are also part of the cast. The movie is slated to release for Pooja this year.
