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Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Suresh Babu And Others Urge Govt To Allow Film Shootings
The Telugu Film Industry, spearheaded by Chiranjeevi convened a meeting with Cinematography Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav. The meeting held at the actor's residence, had majority of them urging the government to allow film shootings. Citing that many governments have given relaxation to a few sectors, the TFI guaranteed to adhere to the guidelines, if they grant permission to resume shoots.
Chiranjeevi
said,
"The
COVID-19
lockdown
has
severely
affected
the
lives
of
daily
wage
workers
and
technicians.
We
request
the
government
to
allow
us
to
resume
film
shootings
and
reopen
cinema
theatres.
Also,
we
guarantee
to
adhere
to
all
the
guidelines
and
take
all
precautions
at
the
shooting
location."
Ace
filmmaker
SS
Rajamouli
also
stated
similar
views
and
added
that
the
shoot
will
be
carried
with
limited
crew
members.
"The
number
of
people
in
the
location
and
their
hygiene
will
be
taken
care
of.
We
will
shoot
with
limited
crew
members
and
also
request
the
government
to
draft
an
action
plan
as
to
what
can
be
done
about
the
same",
he
added.
The
meeting,
attended
by
senior
actor
Nagarjuna
Akkineni,
had
him
citing
the
example
of
the
Thailand
government,
which
has
now
allowed
film
shootings
by
putting
several
protocols.
Unlike
others,
he
requested
the
minister
to
grant
border
permission
for
and
technicians
from
other
industries
to
travel
to
Hyderabad.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
several
other
language
films
are
shot
in
the
Ramoji
Film
City.
Taking notes of the requests of the film fraternity including Trivikram Srinivas, Koratala Siva, producers Allu Aravind, C Kalyan, and Dil Raju among others, the minister said, "The government will consider all these opinions and will make guidelines on how shooting and other production-related works can be resumed by adhering to the social distancing rules and other norms."
The current lockdown has brought the entertainment industry to a standstill. Almost 15 movies, which were all set to hit the theatres have been halted and 70 other films, which were under various stages of production are also going through a tough time.
