The
entire
film
industry
came
to
a
stand
still
after
the
nationwide
lockdown
was
announced
owing
to
COVID-19
in
March.
Though
a
few
films
and
television
industry
have
resumed
their
respective
shoots,
which
they
had
kept
on
hold
for
more
than
five
months,
there
are
other
industries
like
Tollywood
that
are
still
struggling
to
decide
their
fate.
A
good
number
of
big-budget
movies
were
earlier
scheduled
to
release
and
start
shooting
during
this
period
by
the
makers,
who
were
unaware
of
the
Coronavirus
pandemic
coming
in
as
a
storm.
Tollywood
films
like
V,
Nishabdham,
Miss
India,
Vakeel
Saab
and
Acharya
were
a
few
of
the
many
movies,
that
were
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
between
the
month
of
March
and
August.
Though
there
were
reports
suggesting
that
Nani's
V
and
Anushka
Shetty-Madhavan's
Nishabdham
might
get
an
OTT
release,
the
makers
of
the
films
rubbished
the
rumour
about
the
same.
With
the
theatres
closed
and
the
spike
in
positive
cases
in
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana,
the
makers
are
left
with
no
other
option
than
to
release
the
movies
on
OTT
platforms
or
wait
for
an
indefinite
period
until
the
theatres
and
multiplexes
open.
It
is
also
to
be
noted
that
their
opening
will
not
bring
any
fortune
to
the
makers,
until
and
unless
a
huge
audience
rushes
to
the
theatres
to
watch
their
films,
especially
in
this
situation,
where
there
is
a
fear
amongst
the
people
regarding
the
deadly
virus.
Notably,
the
audiences
have
switched
to
mini-screens
and
video
streaming
platforms
to
watch
content
(films,
web
series,
documentaries)
online.
People
have
also
fine-tuned
themselves
to
the
'new
normal'
and
have
completely
adapted
to
the
recently
discovered
world.
Interestingly,
when
one
of
the
producers
and
writers
of
Nishabdham
had
shared
a
poll
on
social
media,
asking
where
do
the
netizens
want
to
watch
the
thriller,
around
56%
of
them
voted
for
the
option
OTT,
which
simply
shows
what
interests
the
audience
more.
The
poll
by
the
Nishabdham
maker
seems
like
an
indication
or
an
answer
to
many
makers
who
have
kept
their
films
on
hold.
Let
us
tell
us
you
that
though
the
state
governments
are
planning
to
ease
the
lockdown,
the
central
government
might
extend
it
furthermore
till
December,
which
is
also
another
factor
to
be
noted
at
this
point
of
time.