Cinema halls in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to reopen on July 30
The Hindu
Telugu films ‘Thimmarusu’ and ‘Ishq’ will be the first to release in theatres after the second wave of COVID-19
After a hiatus of more than three months, theatres in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are scheduled to reopen on July 30, with the screening of Telugu films Thimmarusu and Ishq. Theatres in Telangana have been permitted to have 100% occupancy, while Andhra Pradesh will allow 50% occupancy with alternate seating. Mahesh Koneru, who produced the legal thriller Thimmarusu directed by Sharan Koppisetty, says the team waited for theatres to reopen and did not consider a digital release. The Satya Dev and Priyanka Jawalkar starrer is a remake of the 2019 Kannada film Birbal: “Our film was ready for release in May and we waited till the second wave of COVID-19 subsided and the situation was conducive for theatres to reopen,” says Koneru.More Related News