Published 16:25 IST, January 11th 2021
Lokesh Kanagaraj supports 100% capacity in cinemas, says 'will take my family to theatre'
Lokesh Kanagaraj, the director of Vijay's upcoming film 'Master' has come out in support of Tamil Nadu government's decision to have full capacity in theatres.
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Tamil Nadu government recently stated that the theatres in the state would be allowed to open with 100 per cent capacity. This decision came after superstar Thalapathi Vijay personally went on to meet Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, ahead of his film release. Thalapathy Vijay's Master release date is said to be January 13, 2021, and will have 100 per cent occupancy in the cinema halls. The director of Thalapathy Vijay's soon-to-release film Master, Lokesh Kanagaraj came out in support of the government's decision to allow full occupancy. Read on to know more about it.
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Lokesh Kanagaraj supports 100 per cent capacity in theatres
According to a report by DTNext, the director of Vijay's much-awaited film Master has come out in support of the Tamil Nadu government's decision to allow theatres to function with 100 per cent capacity. Speaking about it, he stated that almost all businesses and organizations have opened with full strength and so he believes that theatres can also start showing movies with full strength. Talking further about it, he said that air-conditioned buses have started functioning and travel from one city to another and the trips usually take five to six hours. Explaining further, he stated that the scenarios are almost the same but the only difference is that his directorial Master is a little under three hours.
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Kanagaraj went on to talk about how theatres should follow a strict protocol before letting people enter. He said that theatre managers usually do not let people under the influence of alcohol enter halls and the pandemic is something new to everybody so the theatre employees should be strict with checking temperatures and restricting people who show the symptoms. He concluded by saying that when the movie releases, he would take his family as well, follow necessary protocols and watch the film.
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Tamil Nadu government's official statement
The Tamil Nadu government had released an official statement that read, "The seating capacity of Cinemas/theatres/Multiplexes shall be permitted to increase from existing 0% to 100% by following the Standard Operating Procedure issued already. Further, in order to create awareness among the spectators, the precautionary measures for COVID-19 shall also be screened during the showtime." Tamil superstars Thalapathy Vijay and Simbu urged the government to open cinema halls with full capacity as they have two big releases on the way, titled Master and Eeswaran respectively.
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Updated 16:25 IST, January 11th 2021