Telugu film 'Solo Brathuke So Better' releases, fans excited to be back in theatres

Visiting a theatre is considered to be a high risk activity since it is a closed area with air-conditioning, making it conducive for the coronavirus to thrive. However, the fear of the coronavirus seems to have taken a backseat in the fans whom TNM spoke to, what with the excitement of being back at the big screens.

Shivani, a teenager who had come to the Tivoli Extreme Theatre in Secunderabad with her friends, said that she is very excited to watch a movie after a long time in the theatre, and that she is prepared with sanitation measures.

 

“I have taken all the precautions and come to the theatre to watch this movie. Hope this will be good. I'm all excited and happy as I have been waiting for the theatres to open. I have been wondering when I can go to the cinema hall again to watch a movie, and the moment is finally here," she said. 

Jonnathan, a 5th standard student who had come to the theatre along with his parents, said that he is a ‘hardcore’ fan of actors from Megastar’s Chiranjeevi’s family. “I always watch all the 'mega hero' movies with my parents. This time, I thought that this movie would release in the month of March, but due to the pandemic, it got postponed. So, I came to watch it on the first day. I'm so happy to be back to watch a movie in the theatre. The last movie I watched in theatres was Ala Vaikuntapuramuloo.”

Meanwhile, theatre managements say that they have made adequate preparations for the shows. The screenings on Christmas day began only after 1 pm. 

The Telangana government gave the green signal for theatres to be reopened in the last week of November. However, though some single screens and multiplexes opened, they were running only old films. This did not attract too many viewers. However, the crowd comparatively increased on Friday. 

 

Speaking to TNM, Santhosh Raju, Manager at the Tivoli Extreme Theatre in Secunderabad, said, “We are taking all the precautions along with the sanitation measures for the maintenance of audience safety. We have placed sanitisers at the ticket counters and other strategic locations, and maintained seat distancing. We are also doing deep cleaning after every show to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.”

Several film stars, including Chiranjeevi, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Vijay Deverakonda and others, wished the team of Solo Brathuke So Better success and asked people to visit theatres to watch the movie.