Small Producers anguish on Buisnessman !

The plight of many small-budgeted film producer's is always associated with the big flicks releasing prior to their movies. This season they are said to be experiencing the worst as per the reports from trade circles.

In fact, one argument that is frequently heard is that whether the small producers are democratic enough in this star-studded tinsel town or not. Many 'chota' makers are saying that they are not enjoying the fruits of the trade due to the iron-upper hand of the big-wigs. The big example in the recent past is BUSINESSMAN. On a whole, the film managed to release in more than 1200 theatres across Andhra Pradesh, leaving no breathing space for any other movie. Afterwards, the remaining theatres are occupied by BODYGUARD and a few more by NANDEESWARUDU. With these happenings, there is no theatre available for small movies which will not get any attention until released in theatres for a couple of weeks. The small producers are also saying that it is not only distributors, but the theatre owners are also not interested in exhibiting their flicks.

On the other hand, theatre owners are saying that they are ready to exhibit any flick that sheds them few bucks. Unless they release some crowd pullers, they cannot manage the day-to-day expenditures of managing the theatre. A senior cine-observer stated that there should be limitation for these big-movies in allocating the number of theatres. Otherwise, small movies cannot survive anymore in the industry. The final word of these small producers is, 'we cannot see a democratic Tollywood, unless we have a system to control the number of prints and theatres for these big films'.