The decision comes as a major blow to several upcoming projects such as the Rana Daggubati-starrer Virataparvam and Nani's Tuck Jagadish.
Telangana Theatre Owner Association imposes shutdown in view of rising COVID-19 cases
Mumbai - 21 Apr 2021 13:05 IST
Updated : 14:43 IST
Our Correspondent
The Telangana Theatre Owner Association has called for the shutdown of all cinema halls till next month to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The decision comes a day after the Telangana government directed theatre owners to adhere to night curfews.
According to the state government's directive, theatres must down their shutters by 8 pm every day. The state also mandated that COVID-appropriate behaviour be followed at all screenings and that violators of the safety protocols be prosecuted under Sections 51 to 60 of Disaster Management Act 2005 and Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Home Department – Covid-19 – Disaster Management Act 2005 – Imposition of restriction on screening of shows in Cinema Theatres from 20.04.2021 to 30.04.2021 – Orders – issued.@TelanganaCMO @SomeshKumarIAS @TelanganaDGP pic.twitter.com/gVRD6Bbor3
— IPRDepartment (@IPRTelangana) April 20, 2021
In view of these restrictions, the Telangana Theatre Owner Association has opted for the shutdown.
Cinema theatres in #Telangana on Tuesday decided to voluntarily close down from Wednesday in view of the continuing surge in #COVID19 cases in the state.
— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) April 20, 2021
Photo: IANS (Representational image) pic.twitter.com/Bfc9dg57fr
The decision comes as a major blow to several major upcoming Telugu projects such as the Rana Daggubati and Sai Pallavi-starrer Virataparvam and Nani's Tuck Jagadish, which have now been postponed.
It also puts the brakes on the growing box office success of Vakeel Saab, Pawan Kalyan's remake of Pink (2016), which collected close to Rs100 crore despite the pandemic. Incidentally, Pawan was himself diagnosed with COVID-19 last week.
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