A joint meeting of important bodies in Kollywood, including Tamil Film Producers Council, Film Chamber, Directors Association, Actors Association, Theatre owners Association and Film Employees Federation of South India, took place in Chennai on Tuesday.

It was decided at the meeting to extend support to the one day all India strike on 23rd February , to protest against the Union government's decision to impose service tax on entertainment industry.

Talking to media persons later, South India Film Artistes Association president R Sarathkumar said, 'The Central government's move will affect the film industry a lot. We want the tax to be rolled back.'

He said there will be now shows at cinema halls all over Tamil Nadu on Thursday and shootings of Tamil movies will not take place anywhere. 'We request the support of everyone concerned,' he added.