Due to theincreased number of covid cases in the country, many states imposedrestrictions on mass gatherings. Adding to it, some states also shut down thecinema halls. These restrictions also made the makers of the movies suffer. Talkingabout the loss the makers of RRR also suffered a huge loss due to the covidspike.
The moviewas supposed to release on 7 January, but due to covid, the makers postponedthe release date of the film for an indefinite period. After the postpone, themakers suffered a loss of Rs100 crores in total. For around a month, the starcast of the movie with the Director SS Rajamouli is out for their promotions. Theyalmost spent a total of 20 crores on the promotions of the movies which are nowseen as complete waste as the picture is postponed for an indefinite period. Theyparticipated in TV Reality shows and also hosted live events for the coverageof the movie.
Around 28-30crores were spent on luxurious hotels and travel expenses. The star cast of themovie went to almost all the big cities of the country including almost everypart of South India. The overseas bookings also made the team suffer a loss of10 crores. The makers decided to refund the money to the customers who bookedtheir tickets. The makers have to negotiate the rate for their future release.
In Andhra Pradesh, the Government limited theticket rate. There the makers will also suffer as they have to adjust theirrate according to the state government guidelines.
Seeingthe current pandemic situation, it is assumed that the condition will getbetter in April, so the makers have to wait for the coming months to schedule theirrelease date. As the movie is delaying the financers are facing more and morelosses. The movie is made with a budget of around 500crores. The movie casts JrNTR, Ram Charan, and Alia Bhatt in main lead roles. The new release date of themovie is not released yet.