India, June 26 -- Joju George triggered a major controversy after he raised allegations against the makers of Lijo Jose Pellissery's film, Churuli, stating that he was misled about the movie being a festival film and that he did not receive payment. After the Malayalam director put up a Facebook post responding to the actor's allegations, Joju George has publicly addressed the issue, insisting that he was told the movie was a festival film.

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Joju George, who featured in the 2021 Malayalam film Churuli, has been hogging headlines after he claimed during an interview with The New Indian Express that he acted in Lijo Jose Pellissery's film as he was told that the version...