CHANGE IN SHOW TIMINGS
Revert Says Producers

Report by - CNB                                                                         Date -05th April  2003 

The theatres show timings coming back to old format of 11.30, 2.30, 6.30 and 9.30 from April 4, 2003 resulted in poor response for the producers of all Kannada films at present. The sudden change in timings has not reached the cine goers and thus the theatre collection has dropped considerably.
 
So a protest was staged on Saturday by four prominent films producers – S.V.Rajendra Singh Babu of ‘Kathegalu saar Kathegalu’, N.Kumar of ‘Yardo Duddu Yellammana Jathre’, Dr.Lakshmipathi Babu of ‘Halo’ and representatives of ‘Raja Narasimha’ – affected severely because of new show timing have asked the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce to revert back the old system of 10.30, 1.30,4.30 and 7.30 pm.
 
In Uma theatre in Chamrajpet for a Kannada film the audience thronged in 800 numbers at 1 pm. They were told the show timing is 2.30 pm. They were upset and suddenly moved out of the place. In Nanda theatre for 9.30 pm show there were only three persons. Lack of publicity in theatre timing has been the sole reason the currently running producers say. 
 
Apparently the sudden protest made by some producers has not come to the notice of Producers Association President Basanthkumar Patil.
 
However, the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President S. Ramesh speaking to Chitraloka disclosed that an emergency meeting has been called on Monday to discuss this disturbance to producers.

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