Tollywood industry and box-office went completely dull due to the lockdown. It may take a lot of time for Tollywood to get back to its full form. There are two things that need to happen for Tollywood to regain its glory.
The theatres have to get opened again. Though the lockdown may be eased by May 3rd, the chances of theatres reopening may not be discussed till the end of May. The restart of shootings will provide work to a lot of unemployed cine workers but sources say that it may not happen till July. Theatres and shootings are the last thing in the minds of both governments as of now. This is because allowing both these things to happens leads to a lot of crowd gathering which may be dangerous. That is why the officials are not ready to reopen them yet.
But if the shootings start again from July, there will a lot of hectic work for our filmmakers. Big films need to be wrapped up immediately to avoid the piling up of interest money. Also, there are a lot of mid-level films waiting to release or under the making. All these films need another 3-6 months to get completed. Looks like 2020 is going to be a very tough year for the film industry.
The theatres have to get opened again. Though the lockdown may be eased by May 3rd, the chances of theatres reopening may not be discussed till the end of May. The restart of shootings will provide work to a lot of unemployed cine workers but sources say that it may not happen till July. Theatres and shootings are the last thing in the minds of both governments as of now. This is because allowing both these things to happens leads to a lot of crowd gathering which may be dangerous. That is why the officials are not ready to reopen them yet.
But if the shootings start again from July, there will a lot of hectic work for our filmmakers. Big films need to be wrapped up immediately to avoid the piling up of interest money. Also, there are a lot of mid-level films waiting to release or under the making. All these films need another 3-6 months to get completed. Looks like 2020 is going to be a very tough year for the film industry.