Looks
like
the
Tollywood
industry
has
finally
won
the
race
over
the
COVID-19
lockdown
as
the
Telangana
Chief
Minister
K
Chandrashekhar
Rao
announced
the
phased
revival
of
shooting
and
pre-production
works
of
films.
Discussing
at
a
meeting
with
Tollywood
representatives
held
at
Pragathi
Bhavan,
the
CM
directed
the
officials
to
work
on
the
framework
on
how
to
resume
and
carry
out
film
shoots.
He
also
emphasised
on
the
need
for
self-regulation
in
the
process
of
shoots
in
complete
adherence
to
the
lockdown
norms
and
preventive
measures
to
be
taken
against
the
spread
of
COVID-19.
Of
lately,
Tollywood
bigwigs
had
convened
a
meeting
with
Cinematography
Minister
Talasani
Srinivas
Yadav
at
Chiranjeevi's
residence,
wherein
the
celebrities
urged
the
government
to
allow
film
shootings
and
reopen
theatres.
Responding
to
the
same,
KCR,
in
the
next
meeting,
added
that
there
is
a
need
to
resume
the
shoot
as
several,
who
are
dependent
on
films
for
livelihood,
are
affected
by
the
current
lockdown.
Well,
the
movie
production
work
has
resumed
in
a
phased
manner
from
Yesterday
after
his
announcement.
The
CM
has
proposed
to
begin
the
pre-production
works
involving
indoor
activity
and
minimal
workforce.
On
the
other
hand,
film
shootings
will
be
re-started
in
the
subsequent
phase
by
June.
He
also
added
that
a
call
on
the
reopening
of
theatres
in
the
state
will
be
taken
after
reviewing
the
situation.
Well,
the
revival
announcement
is
certainly
a
ray
of
hope
for
Tollywood
and
we
are
sure
it
won't
take
long
for
the
stars
to
entertain
us
on
the
big
screen
yet
again.
Apart
from
KCR,
the
meeting
was
attended
by
minister
Talasani
Srinivas
Yadav
and
Niranjan
Reddy,
film
personalities
Chiranjeevi
Konidela,
Nagarjuna
Akkineni,
D
Suresh
Babu,
SS
Rajamouli,
N
Shankar,
Allu
Aravind,
Dil
Raju,
Trivikram
Srinivas,
and
others.