Nani’s V dropping directly on a digital platform has taken many by surprise.
Nani is one of the most bankable stars of Telugu cinema in terms of box office returns and V is produced by Dil Raju, who is kingpin of Telugu cinema trade.
All the producers that are patiently waiting for theaters to reopen were left in dire straits with Dil Raju making this move.
Almost eight medium budget movies are now looking at direct to digital release in the next couple of months.
Even unfinished products like Solo Brathuke So Better are opting for direct to OTT release.
Only Ram is unmoved by all the current happenings in Tollywood. He is willing to wait until theaters reopen to release Red in grand style.
Ram doesn’t have any other movies in the pipeline. Also, Red is his home production. Hence, he can afford to wait until normalcy restores without any financial pressures.
His previous film iSmart Shankar was a huge hit and Ram wants to capitalize on that with Red.
He is not willing to release Red on OTT platform even if the theaters remain shut for a few more months.