India, Dec. 26 -- Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly has questioned the need for releasing a list detailing the box office performances of Malayalam films. While promoting his recently released film Sarvam Maya, the actor spoke to the press about the Kerala Film Producers Association, claiming that only 15 films in the language were hits this year.

Nivin spoke at the press conference about how, like every business, the film industry also goes through ups and downs. Stating that there was 'no need' to make such a list public, he said, "Every business has its ups and downs, profit and loss. There is no need to make a list like this public. Something like this has not been done before."

He also argued that such disclosures will hinder future inve...