Hyderabad: It’s happy news for all the movie buffs: Theatres in Telangana state would be back in action very soon. After the closure of cinema theatres for nine months after Covid-19 spread in the country, select theatres will open on a pilot basis on Friday. The theatres will operate with 50 per cent occupancy, according to Covid-19 protocols.
The first new movie to hit the silver screen is Tenet — an English movie and its dubbed version in Telugu — and a few other movies would be re-released.
While Covid-induced shutdown has affected the film industry hard financially, it has taken a toll on moviegoers, who suffered the most because of their emotional connection with cinema.
On November 23, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao had announced reopening of cinema theatres in the state, if they follow laid-down norms.
As part of Covid-19 safety protocol, moviegoers must wear masks and maintain physical distance in all public areas in theatres. On its part, the…