Kannada
film
industry
was
affected
by
cricket
matches
in
the
past.
Especially
the
IPL
T20
and
Cricket
World
Cup
have
always
been
a
nightmare
to
the
industry.
Now,
the
World
Cup
2011
is
a
taking
its
toll
on
Sandalwood.
Many
film
producers
are
in
the
state
of
shock
and
trying
to
release
their
movies
before
it
the
cricket
match
starts.
Cricket
has
become
a
new
religion
in
India
and
at
least
50%
Indian
population
will
be
busy
watching
cricket
matches
till
its
end.
Now,
World
Cup
2011
is
scheduled
to
start
tomorrow
(19th
Feb)
and
will
be
played
till
April
2.
So
this
cricket
fever
will
last
for
43
days.
Very
few
movie
buffs
will
go
to
theatres
to
watch
movies
during
this
period
and
this
will
cause
a
big
loss
to
the
producers.
In
recent
months,
Kannada
film
industry
is
recovering
from
the
failure
of
movies.
Now,
World
Cup
2011
has
come
as
a
curse
to
the
industry
when
it
has
just
started
facing
success.
Moreover,
most
of
the
multiplexes
will
screen
cricket
matches,
which
is
another
big
blow
to
the
industry.
Many
producers
find
it
hard
to
get
enough
number
of
theatres
to
screen
their
movies.
The
World
Cup
fever,
which
has
already
built
up,
has
lead
the
industry
to
bulk
releases.
Five
Kannada
movies
like
Veera
Bahu,
5
Idiots,
Naavu
Nam
Hendthiru,
Aptha
and
Take
It
Easy
were
slated
to
release
this
weekend
(18th
February).
But
KFCC
interfered
and
deferred
the
release
of
Aptha
and
Take
It
Easy,
which
would
hit
the
screens
next
week.
According
to
the
guidelines
of
the
KFCC,
only
two
to
three
Kannada
films
have
to
be
released
a
week.
The
KFCC
has
appointed
a
conciliatory
board
to
look
into
this
queue
system
and
streamline
the
release
of
films.
But
the
threat
of
suffering
loss
by
these
cricket
matches
has
forced
many
filmmakers
to
release
their
films
in
bulk
to
recover
at
least
their
investments.
Earlier,
movies
like
Gun,
Prince,
Rajdhani
and
Sanju
Weds
Geetha
were
slated
to
release
on
25th
Feb.
With
the
postponing
of
Aptha
and
Take
It
Easy
to
next
week,
two
more
movies
are
added
to
the
list.
Now,
KFCC
is
in
a
trapped
situation
because
Prince,
Rajdhani
and
Sanu
Weds
Geetha
have
been
delayed
for
long
time.
These
are
big
budget
movies
and
delaying
them
further
would
lead
the
producers
of
these
films
to
suffer
loss.
Now,
the
question
is
whether
the
KFCC
will
find
a
proper
solution
to
save
these
producers.