After remaining closed for nearly eight months, theatres and multiplexes across Tamil Nadu reopened its doors on Tuesday.
As per the the standard operating procedures issued by the state government, all theatres must operate with 50% capacity. Theatres should also mark the seats that cannot be used by the audience with the help of tapes and fluorescent markers. Theatres are also expected to supply touch-free sanitisers at the entry and exit points.
In a bid to welcome audiences, theatres and multiplexes, including AGS Cinemas and Sangam Cinemas, have put up pictures of the safety measures that they have taken on their websites and social media.
The Tamil Film Active Producers Association announced on Tuesday that new films will release this month after digital service providers Qube Cinema and UFO Moviez waived the Virtual Print Fee for new pan-India releases. The move comes as a relief for audiences as well as two new Tamil films- Santhanam’s Biskoth and Santhosh P Jayakumar’s Irandam Kuththu– will be releasing on November 14 on the occasion of Diwali.
