Telugu Cinema industry may not be back to pre-lockdown days anytime soon. Entertainment industry will be the last to get clearance from the government considering the threat of coronavirus spread in crowded and closed spaces.
Producers may not be keen on resuming shootings until movie theaters are back in operation.
Big budget films can make adjustments accordingly, but it is posing a serious threat to low budget movies that are in the pre production and early stages of production.
Many low budget projects are likely to be put on the backburner, opine film analysts. It will be extremely difficult for small films to get theatrical release in the near future.
Right from getting finances to finding buyers will be a huge headache for low budget films at least for a year or so.
Movies that are in the final stages will be hopeful of coming out when the situation becomes normal. Other movies should hope to find non-theatrical avenues and make movies that doesn’t require a theatrical release.