Abundantia Leisure & Almighty Movement Image to supply ‘Heavy Steel’

Mumbai: ‘Abundantia Leisure’ and ‘Almighty Movement Image’ are becoming a member of forces to supply ‘Heavy Steel’, a characteristic movie based mostly on journalist Ameer Shahul’s investigative e-book concerning the mercury contamination controversy in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.

The movie, which is scheduled to go on flooring quickly, is predicated on ‘Heavy Steel: How a World Company Poisoned Kodaikanal’, the 2023 investigative e-book written by journalist-author Ameer Shahul.

Led by Vikram Malhotra, ‘Abundantia Leisure’ is partnering with Prabhleen Sandhu-led ‘Almighty Movement Image’ on the undertaking, which is being mounted as a corporate-environmental thriller, a press launch mentioned.

In 1983, a second-hand mercury thermometer manufacturing facility was shut down in New York and relocated to the pristine hill station of Kodaikanal. In 2001, the manufacturing facility, which was owned and operated by Hindustan Unilever Restricted (HUL), was shut down for severe environmental violations. As proof of mercury poisoning amongst staff mounted, the local people – aided by environmental watchdog Greenpeace and varied public-interest organisations – launched a battle towards the multibillion-dollar conglomerate that might final 15 years, culminating in an undisclosed settlement paid to about 600 of its ex-workers.

The movie is being envisioned as an investigative thriller that mixes a company battle with the human penalties of environmental contamination. Principal casting is at present underway, with the director and different particulars of the undertaking anticipated to be introduced later.