Identity: Producer of Malayalam actioner defends Tovino Thomas against buzz of charging extravagant fees
Tovino Thomas delivered a spectacular performance with his last release, Identity. The Akhil Paul, Anas Khan directorial starring Trisha Krishnan and Vinay Rai in other pivotal roles has been appreciated widely by the audience and, in fact, has been doing superbly upon its OTT release as well. However, rumors have been rife for quite some time that Tovino Thomas charged an exorbitant fee for the project. It all started when a notable director made a statement about the budget of the movie shooting up all due to the excessive charges taken home by the Forensic actor. He also claimed that Tovino had allegedly proposed a promotional stint for Identity in which a helicopter would be used. And now, the producer of the Malayalam action flick, Raju Malliath, defended against all such reports. According to Cinema Express, he highlighted how Tovino was not the one who suggested a helicopter campaign for the movie in the first place. Moreover, he lauded the actor for showing an impeccable mark of goodwill when he proposed to provide financial assistance …

