With one of Tamil film industry's biggest collection season aka Diwali approaching, the state government on Saturday permitted the owners to re-open movie theaters and cinema halls with 50 per cent occupancy. While Diwali falls on a weekend this year (November 14, 2020), the theaters business which has been shut-down from March this year will re-open on November 10, 2020 (Tuesday). 

"Considering the representations received from theatre owners, all theatres, including multiplexes and theatres at shopping malls having more than one screens are allowed to operate with 50 per cent capacity from November 10," Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said while adding that relaxations are not applicable in containment zones.

Theaters in Tamil Nadu are also expected to follow rules such as staggered show timings, social distancing, thermal screening, adequate protection gear for the staff, among other things their predecessors followed when they re-opened mid-October this year.

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Updated: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 07:46 PM IST

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Chennai | Jagran News Desk: With the country reporting a decline in active coronavirus cases, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday extended the lockdown in the state till November 30. However, the state government, in its revised guidelines, have provided several relaxations and allowed theatres and multiplexes to reopen in Tamil Nadu from November 10 with 50 per cent capacity.

"Considering the representations received from theatre owners, all theatres, including multiplexes and theatres at shopping malls having more than one screens are allowed to operante with 50 per cent capacity from November 10," Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said while adding that relaxations are not applicable in containment zones.