Cine industry is one of the major industries that was extremely effected with the COVID virus. There had been a loss worth of hundreds of Crores because of this deadly virus. However, with the regulations eased, normalcy is being restored. There are few movies that have resumed shootings. There are some movies that have wrapped up their shootings and there are these movies that have scheduled for the releases.
Sankranthi is a major festival for Tollywood and four movies are releasing for the festive season. With 50 percent occupancy, Tollywood producers has decided to risk it.
However, the latest COVID new strain has become a worrying factor. There are reports of new cases in UK and five persons who travelled from UK to India have contracted COVID virus.
Maharashtra has been implementing night time curfew. There is talk that with the severity in new strain, lockdown might be a possibility. If that all happens, then surely it is a major blow for Telugu industry.