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Telugu cinema, which has been showing signs of recovery from Covid-19 induced lockdown is facing uncertainty on whether the shootings can progress as per plan or not. The resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic, in the form of a second wave, has now posed a threat for the production teams and filmmakers are in a dilemma when it comes to their upcoming films’ making.
This comes after spending months, waiting for the resumption of film shootings and reopening of theatres and multiplexes. Now, at least a dozen films that are in various stages of production, have come to a grinding halt after the pandemic scare grips the city.
Tough times for Tollywood again
Updated Apr 15, 2021, 7:33 pm IST
Fear of COVID and rising maintenance costs are giving producers and buyers the jitters in the Telugu film industry
Nani and Ritu Varma in Tuck Jagadish
The release of at least four films scheduled for April have been pushed back due to the second wave of COVID-19. The makers of films like Love Story (April 16), Tuck
Jagadish (April 23),
Acharya, Venkatesh’s
Narappa, etc. are likely to follow suit if the situation doesn’t improve.
While the governments of both the Telugu speaking States have clarified that there won’t be any lockdown (subject to the situation), the second wave of COVID-19, coupled with the issue of operational efficiency of theatres vs. ticket prices, is prompting filmmakers to delay releasing their films.