Ram Charan, Shankar’s film could be delayed
Updated May 16, 2021, 5:49 am IST
The tiff between the makers of Indian 2 may affect Ram Charan’s film
Ram Charan
Even as Kamal Haasan-starrer
Indian 2 was just 50% into its making before the second wave of pandemic struck, the film’s director Shankar signed two films one in Telugu with Ram Charan, and the other a Hindi film starring Ranveer Singh.
The Ram Charan-starrer, which was supposed to commence production in June for producer Dil Raju, will, however, stay on hold given the current COVID-19 scenario. Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding
Indian 2 seems to be only getting murkier.
Telugu film industry stares at bleak future
Updated Apr 21, 2021, 7:05 am IST
The restrictions imposed by the Government to curb the second wave of COVID-19 has put the already reeling Tollywood in jeopardy again
A poster of Tuck Jagadish
The Telangana State Government has decided to implement night curfew till May 1, and the Andhra Pradesh government has imposed 50 per cent occupancy in film theatres to contain the spread of COVID-19 second wave. These decisions have been taken a week after several filmmakers voluntarily postponed their releases indefinitely. We talk to the trade and industry people to understand what the future holds for the already reeling industry.
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.