From today there is no lights, camera or action in Tollywood. All the producers big and small have come to the conclusion that they must start the shoots with a new set of rules and regulations so that it will be a win-win situation for all the parties concerned.
The daily wage cine workers will suffer for some time it looks like.
There is talk that it has been decided that there will be two types of payments for the cine workers from September onwards.
People working in big films will have better pay when compared to small films.
The cine workers have been demanding a wage revision for a long time.
Another important decision was taken with regards to the OTT release. While the big films will be released after 10 weeks, smaller films will be released in 4 weeks.
It has been decided that the filmmakers need not pay VPS charges to digital providers. This will be the sole responsibility of the exhibitors. Also, even small films will get at least 150 theatres to release their films.
With this new rule, small films will be saving up to Rs 15 lakh a film.
Small films would run as per the percentage allotted. The ticket rates for small films have been fixed at Rs 100 in A centres and Rs 75 in B centres.
