Director and actor Johnny Antony said that his directorial career made him a debtor. Johnny Anthony Manorama News stated on Tuesday that 80 percent of the debts incurred during the directing period have been paid off by acting in the film.
‘The regime made me a debtor. 80 percent of them are now paid by acting in movies. In 2003, when he did his first film, he received a salary of 2 lakh rupees. The second film was made for 7 lakh rupees. A total of 19 films have been directed and all of them must have made a crore rupees. CID Musa got a salary of 2 lakhs which was a big deal for a rookie director at that time. It would be at least Rs 30 lakh today. If you stand up for the film, if you work hard it will pay off. The film industry is capable of that’. These are the words of Johnny Anthony. Watch the video interview.
