Coronavirus | Malayalam film industry staring at yet another crisis with many theatres downing shutters
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April 20, 2021 17:44 IST
The Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala decided that the theatre owners can take a call on whether to continue functioning or not
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The Sree Padmanabha theatre in Thiruvananthapuram. File
The Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala decided that the theatre owners can take a call on whether to continue functioning or not The cinema theatre owners in Kerala, as well as the Malayalam film industry, are staring at yet another crisis with a majority of the theatres downing shutters for an indefinite period considering the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
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Cinema theatres reopen in Kerala
The movie theatres in Kerala, which were shut for over 10 months due to COVID-19 induced lockdown, opened on Wednesday, with the screening of the Tamil movie Master  starring Vijay. The film has been released in over 500 screens across the state, Film Exhibitors United Organisations of Kerala (FEUOK) said.
Kerala has as many as 670 screens.
Some theatres have not opened on Wednesday due to repair and disinfection works going on, FEUOK General Secretary M C Bobby told PTI.
Projectors, generators and air conditioners were not functioning in some of the theatres and maintenance works had to be taken up, he said.
Tourists opt for shorter stay to avoid quarantine
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Pandemic has hit Ayurveda, wellness sectors which contribute immensely to income from tourism
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Guests are flocking to destinations like the Thattekkad bird sanctuary where migratory birds are now arriving in large numbers.
Pandemic has hit Ayurveda, wellness sectors which contribute immensely to income from tourism
The influx of domestic tourists to Kerala in the run-up to the Christmas-New Year festive season brought some cheer to tourism stakeholders, even as quarantine norms are keeping away guests who generally stay put in the State for a fortnight.
Apart from hospitality stakeholders, it has severely hit the Ayurveda and wellness sectors, which together contribute a major chunk of income from tourism. Most guests thus prefer short vacations lasting less than a week.