NEW DELHI : The southern movie industry, which had so far held on better to business and was on its way to recovery, is now looking as dismal as Bollywood.
A couple of its films even managed to collect Rs100 crore at the box office (Master and Vakeel Saab) yet others such as Telugu movies Krack and Jathi Ratnalu and Kannada action drama Yuvarathnaa and Malayalam horror mystery The Priest, did well, too.But the industry is now staring at a blank slate with most southern states having shut down theatres, except Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and no new films being released in May.Among those who have announced pushing forward their Eid releases are Telugu studios Suresh Productions and Konidela Pro Company's Venkatesh-starrer Narappa and.