KOCHI: The Malayalam film industry will organize a token strike on January 21 to protest against the government's neglect of their demands, including an end to double taxation on movie tickets. Movie shootings will stop and theatres will shut down in support. Anil Thomas, president of the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce, said the government ignored their repeated appeals. "We will strengthen the agitation, if the government failed to consider our demands favourably," he warned. The double taxation involves both Goods and Services Tax (GST) and entertainment tax by local bodies, hitting the industry hard. Film bodies will send a memorandum to the Chief Minister explaining their issues and proposed solutions. The KFCC had already decided in December 2025 to stop distributing movies under the Kerala State Film Development Corporation starting January 2026 as a protest. Earlier, a strike announced for June 1, 2025 was postponed after government assurances to consider their demands.