Kannada film industry bounces back after Karnataka eases curbs

ReThe Kannada film industry which had suffered a setback after the imposition of a weekend curfew in Karnataka is showing signs of revival after the state government announced that it was withdrawing the moveSandalwood is abuzz all over again New projects are being flagged off and the new release dates of big movies which had been deferred have been announcedMost of the theatres across the state which had been closed for two weeks because of Covid19 restrictions following the third wave are all set to reopen and welcome audiencesThe state government is permitting only 50 per cent occupancy at present Sources in the film industry and in the state government however said that 100 per cent occupancy will be allowed by the next weekendThis news has galvanised Sandalwood DNA a Kannada movie directed by Prakashraj Mehu and produced by Mylari is releasing this week After raising much curiosity because of its name the film which was to be released two weeks earlier had been deferredDirector Prakashraj Mehu stated that they are releasing the movie in about 100 theatres and the team is focusing on multiplexes rather than on singlescreen theatres as DNA is a class movie as opposed to a mass movie The screens will be increased after the makers assess the initial response Mehu saidObhattane Dikku one of the big movies starring Yogesh is all set to be released on Jan 28 Dayalan Padmanbhan is the director and Adithi Prabhudeva the heroine Industry sources say that big movies will queue up for release if this film gets a good start at the box officeLove Mocktail 2 with Darling Krishna and Milana the panIndia movie Banaras director Prems Ek Love Ya the Rameshstarrer Shivaji Surathkal Rakshith Shettys 777 Charlie Oldmonk with Srinivas and Adithi Prabhudeva Darling Krishnas Dil Pasand and Avatarapurusha featuring Sharan are the big releases in the queueThe state government has said it would take a call on the reopening of schools in Bengaluru on January 29 Sandalwood insiders believe that the 50 per cent cap on seating will also be lifted on the same dayWith the third wave of the pandemic not resulting in a surge in hospitalisation and the recovery rate being high the audiences will have no fear about returning to theatres an industry source explainedMeanwhile the team helming the muchanticipated Bairagi starring Shivarajkumar and Dhananjay of Daali fame has announced the completion of shooting The team is all set to launch the teaser soon Upcoming heroes Nikhil Kumar and Prajwal Devaraj have also announced new projectsThe gloom that has descended upon the Kannada film industry has surely gone away Just like the audience ensured a grand reopening for Kannada movies after the first and second waves it might do the same all over again At least that is what the industry is hoping forThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever