South Indian film industry heads meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Several representatives of the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce today met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and submitted a memorandum regarding the TDS percentage. Senior South producers like Adiseshagiri Rao, Rockline Venkatesh, Damu and veteran heroine and producer Sumalatha were part of the delegation that met the minister.

The producers told the minister about the TDS percentage levied on distributors’ share and producers’ share. Nirmala Sitharaman assured them a quick resolution and instructed the concerned authorities to form a special committee comprising various film industry representatives. The producers thanked the minister for understanding their issues and her pro-active response.