It is not unheard of for showbiz to cash in on a subject that has garnered gobal attention. The latest, we hear, is the possibility of a Kannada film based on the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Kannada filmmaker
Umesh Banakar has registered an all-India title
Deadly Corona
, with the Kannada version to be called Corona.
“The world is worried about this pandemic. It is a topic that has got everyone, across countries, irrespective of where they come from, worrying about people’s health collectively. We have registered the title Deadly Corona for an all-India copyright, while we are awaiting for the approval of Corona from the Karnataka film chamber. Since ‘deadly’ has been associated with Ravi Srivatsa’s films, we decided to go with just Corona for the Kannada title,” he says. The cast and crew will be revealed shortly. “The film will touch upon the gravity of the issue and the impact it has had across the world,” Umesh says about the movie.