Kannada TV Serials To Resume Shooting From May 25 After Receiving Green Signal From State Government
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown, all film and television shoots in the country had come to a complete halt in March. However, according to the latest development, the Karnataka go
Due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
nationwide
lockdown,
all
film
and
television
shoots
in
the
country
had
come
to
a
complete
halt
in
March.
However,
according
to
the
latest
development,
the
Karnataka
government
has
now
granted
permission
for
Kannada
Television
shows
to
resume
indoor
shoots
with
a
minimal
crew
of
18
to
20
members
from
May
25
onwards.
This
was
followed
by
the
Kannada
Television
Association
releasing
a
statement
that
stated,
“By
having
a
discussion
with
television
technical
department,
directors
and
producers
it
has
been
unanimously
decided
to
resume
shooting
from
May
25
by
following
all
precautionary
measures
like
having
sanitizers
on
the
sets,
wearing
masks
is
a
must
for
crew
members
and
maintaining
social
distancing
so
that
no
person
on
the
sets
gets
affected
by
the
pandemic.”
Meanwhile,
the
government
has
instructed
the
production
houses
to
take
all
the
necessary
pandemic
related
safety
and
precautionary
measures
for
their
cast
and
crew
members
who
will
be
present
on
set.
This
includes
the
compulsory
use
of
masks
and
sanitizers,
shooting
with
just
the
essential
technical
crew
barring
all
senior
citizens
on
set
and
breakfast-lunch
served
in
buffet
system
with
social
distancing
and
minimal
contact
rules
in
place.
It
must
be
recollected
that
for
the
past
one
month,
almost
all
entertainment
channels
have
been
airing
the
repeat
telecast
of
their
shows,
while
a
few
others
are
re-running
their
most
popular
old
shows.