After
a
long
hiatus
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown,
Bollywood
made
a
slow
yet
steady
comeback
with
films
like
Roohi
and
Mumbai
Saga.
However,
the
excitement
soon
died
down
after
the
second
wave
of
COVID-19
hit
the
film
industry
yet
again
as
the
Maharashtra
government
imposed
strict
restrictions
and
shut
down
cinema
halls
and
multiplexes
across
the
state.
Notably,
with
its
theatrical
run,
Roohi,
which
hit
the
cinemas
on
March
11
acquired
a
collection
close
to
Rs
30
crore.
On
the
other
hand,
John
Abraham
and
Emraan
Hashmi-starrer
Mumbai
Saga
raked
in
a
total
of
Rs
22.29
crore
with
its
overall
run
until
the
second
lockdown.
The
actioner
was
released
on
March
19.
Coming
down
to
the
south
film
industry,
despite
a
spike
in
cases
(not
much
as
Maharashtra)
and
Tamil
Nadu
and
Karnataka
government's
latest
order
to
slash
down
the
seating
occupancy
to
50%
in
theatres,
the
audiences
have
been
going
gaga
over
releases
including
Dhanush's
Karnan
and
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
Yuvarathnaa.
Let
us
tell
you
that
Karnan
has
been
garnering
positive
response
from
the
audience.
Telugu
film
Vakeel
Saab
(Telugu)
starring
Power
Star
Pawan
Kalyan
and
Mammootty
starrer
One
and
The
Priest
(both
Malayalam)
have
also
joined
the
league
as
these
films
get
a
tremendous
review
from
the
theatres.
Not
just
that,
the
positive
reviews
shared
on
the
internet
have
been
pulling
the
audience
to
the
theatres,
consecutively
helping
the
films
to
garner
more
collections
at
the
box
office.
Talking
about
the
collections
so
far,
Karnan
(April
9)
has
grossed
Rs
10.50
crore
in
Tamil
Nadu.
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
Yuvarathnaa
(April
1),
the
second
big
film
to
hit
the
Karnataka
theatres
has
collected
a
net
collection
of
Rs
27.92
crore
with
its
7-day
theatrical
run.
Vakeel
Saab
(April
9)
has
grossed
a
collection
between
Rs
29-32
crore
while
One
(March
26)
and
The
Priest
(March
4)
collected
Rs
1.20
crore
and
Rs
2.20
crore
on
its
opening
day.
Well,
comparing
south
films
with
Bollywood,
the
latter
is
running
behind
in
the
race.
Given
the
fact
that
Bollywood
has
done
an
immense
film
business
in
the
past,
we
will
have
to
wait
and
watch
to
see
what
unfolds
in
the
days
to
come
and
also
if
the
fraternity
finds
an
solution
to
the
troublesome
issue.