The lockdown has introduced the audience to other languages movies and most of the audience in Telugu states. Have watched more Malayalam movies than any other language movies. One movie which impressed the audience was Kappela.
Though the audience has already watched the original, producers dared to remake it in Telugu as Butta Bomma, starring Anikha Surendra and Arjun Das. Released in February, the film was not well-received by audiences and ran to mostly empty theaters.
The original Malayalam version starred Sreenath Bhasi, Roshan Matthew, and Anna Ben, while the Telugu version starred Anikha Surendran, Arjun Das, and Surya Vashistta. The plot revolves around a young girl from a small town who falls in love with an auto-rickshaw driver over phone calls. Directed by S. Chandrasekhar, Butta Bomma was produced by Sithara Entertainments. The movie is now available on Netflix.