Hyderabad:
Telugu filmmakers are a worried lot this Sankranti, with Telangana groups threatening to oppose the screening of Telugu superstar NT Ramarao's film. This they say is because the producers of the film are anti-Telangana. The industry fears any violence could mean none of the Sankranti releases get a decent opening at the box office.
Telugu superstar Junior NT Ramarao was certainly hoping his Sankranti offering `Adhurs' would set the box-office on fire. But not so literally. 'Adhurs' is produced by Telugu Desam politicians who have publicly opposed statehood to Telangana. So Telangana Rashtra Samiti supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter, Kavitha has threatened to block the screening of the film in theatres in Telangana.
``Telangana people don't have to pay these guys back in the form of buying tickets and benefit them because ultimately they are hurting our cause,'' said Kavitha.
Telangana accounts for 20-25 per cent of film collections. NT Ramarao has sought to buy peace to bail out the 30-crore rupees production.
``I am not at all against any region because I came to this position thanks to the affection shown by people of all regions. That is why I am requesting all people not to stop my film but shower your love and affection on me and make `Adhurs' a success,'' he said.
Pro-Telangana protestors have spared the other three films releasing this week, but observers say the threat could keep film buffs away.
Suresh Babu, Producer of `Namo Venkatesa' said, ``When they target one film, there is an indirect fear for the general film going public. That indirect effect could be another 5 to 10 per cent loss for each of these films.''
Two of the four Sankranti releases were meant to hit the theatres in December and had to be postponed because of the Telangana agitation. This means the producers and financiers have already lost a lot of money due to the three-week delay.
Telugu superstar Junior NT Ramarao was certainly hoping his Sankranti offering `Adhurs' would set the box-office on fire. But not so literally. 'Adhurs' is produced by Telugu Desam politicians who have publicly opposed statehood to Telangana. So Telangana Rashtra Samiti supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter, Kavitha has threatened to block the screening of the film in theatres in Telangana.
``Telangana people don't have to pay these guys back in the form of buying tickets and benefit them because ultimately they are hurting our cause,'' said Kavitha.
Telangana accounts for 20-25 per cent of film collections. NT Ramarao has sought to buy peace to bail out the 30-crore rupees production.
``I am not at all against any region because I came to this position thanks to the affection shown by people of all regions. That is why I am requesting all people not to stop my film but shower your love and affection on me and make `Adhurs' a success,'' he said.
Pro-Telangana protestors have spared the other three films releasing this week, but observers say the threat could keep film buffs away.
Suresh Babu, Producer of `Namo Venkatesa' said, ``When they target one film, there is an indirect fear for the general film going public. That indirect effect could be another 5 to 10 per cent loss for each of these films.''
Two of the four Sankranti releases were meant to hit the theatres in December and had to be postponed because of the Telangana agitation. This means the producers and financiers have already lost a lot of money due to the three-week delay.
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