Amid COVID-19 the whole film industry has been put on hold for almost 3 months. Now that the fifth phase of the nationwide lockdown, Government has allowed the filmmakers to resume the shoot with certain guidelines.
However, Kangana Ranaut’s Thalaivi which is still waiting to complete its climax will have to hold for a furthermore.
Two grand sets are built in Chennai and Hyderabad for an extensive shoot schedule. The producer of the film Shaailesh R Singh, while talking about the film revealed that the team has to wrap the outdoor schedule before the monsoon arrives. If things went wrong, then reconstruction of the sets will prove to be an expensive option.
Now according to the information, it is not possible for the team to shoot as the of the J Jayalalithaa biopic requires her to shoot with a crowd of over 300 people, which is at odds with the current guidelines.
“In the climax, Kangana will be seen stepping out of the legislative assembly as a crowd awaits her. The makers wish to film the sequence on a large scale with 350 people. However, the current guidelines suggest that only 33 percent of the original crew strength can be present. Since the makers intend to shoot the remaining portions in a start-to-finish schedule, they have decided to hold off the entire schedule until it is safe to shoot with a crowd,” a daily quoted a source as saying.
Thalaivi, also starring Arvind Swami, was scheduled to release on June 26, however, no official announcement has been made for the new schedule of the film.
