hyderabad the telangana government on monday permitted resumption of film and tv shootings in the state in accordance with covid19 lockdown norms but refused permission for reopening film theatres as central guidelines have barred itchief minister sri k chandrashekhar rao gave permission to film and tv shootings with a rider that they should follow the covid 19 guidelines and lockdown conditions in the statekcr signed on the file pertaining to the permission here on monday an official release saidrao stated that film or tv shootings can be held in the state with limited manpower and by following the guidelines issued by the government from time to timethe post production works are also permitted forthwith on the same lines it saidthe state government refused to give permission to open film theatres for the public as the central guidelines have barred it it saidseveral film personalities including mega star chiranjeevi met rao recently and requested him to give permission for filmtv shootings and postproduction works as well as opening film theatres for the publicresponding positively to their demand rao asked the officials to prepare certain guidelines on the matterstate cinematography minister t srinivas yadav chief secretary somesh kumar and prominent film personalities held a meeting and prepared draft guidelines the release saidthe film personalities gave an assurance that they would conduct the film shootings and postproduction works with a limited number of people and abide by the guidelines of the state it saidbased on this rao decided to accord permission for shoots and postproduction works it saidthe state government however has made it clear that it cannot give permission for film theatres to open for the public as on date in view of relevant central government guidelines the release added