Movies for this Dussehra seem to be a distant dream for Telugu people since several top producers and distributors of Tollywood met in Hyderabad about the reopening of theatres and screening of films. However, they got no clarity after the meeting.
The Andhra Pradesh government has already granted permission to reopen the theatres in the state but the Telangana government is yet to grant permissions.
A crucial meeting between Tollywood celebrities and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is planned to take place but has been pushed off because of the ongoing Hyderabad rains.
As per the latest update, theatres across Telugu states will not reopen in November. Most of them rejected the proposal of reopening the theatres as there is not enough content and encouraging conditions.
The meeting concluded after most of the producers suggested 4 December as the ideal date to screen films.
If theatres don’t reopen in Telangana, these would remain shut in Andhra too as it is not possible to release films in a single state with 50% occupancy. Clarity on the reopening of theatres will be attained after the government of Telangana grants permissions. A few crucial meetings are planned in the first week of November to take the final call on the issue.