Are Telugu Filmmakers Killing Overseas Business By Delaying Content Delivery?

Thanks to films like the Baahubali franchise, RRR, Pushpa franchise, Kalki 2898 AD, and others, Telugu cinema’s overseas theatrical business has grown significantly in the last decade. Until a decade ago, Telugu movies used to do well in theatres only in North America and to some extent in the Gulf as well, but things have changed now. Australia, the UK, and a few countries in Europe, picked up well and are contributing very well to the overseas theatrical business of Telugu movies. Now, the distributors of Telugu movies command respect from the management of the theatre chains across countries, due to the exponential growth in footfalls across countries. This newfound respect is helping the distributors to secure as many theatres as possible to screen Telugu movies. Especially, in North A