Nani’s Tuck Jagadish was scheduled for a release today as per the original schedule. However, the Covid second wave, slashed occupancies in theatres and new ticket rates have all contributed to a delay in the movie release. Meanwhile, like a lot of movies these days, the makers of Tuck Jagadish were also offered a deal by OTT for an exclusive release. However, reportedly Nani has no interest in an OTT release and wants to go for a theatrical release.
Incidentally Nani’s last movie “V” was released directly on Amazon Prime last year. The performed quite poorly with critics rating the movie quite unfavourably. This might be a factor behind Nani’s hesitance in releasing the movie directly digitally.
This film is being directed by Shiva Nirvana who earlier directed successful films like Ninnu Kori and Majili. Ritu Varma has been paired opposite Nani for the first time. While S S Thaman is composing tunes for this film, Shine Screens is bankrolling this project.