As a result, fresh content for ‘Chitthi 2’ will last till April first week,” said another television star. “Some of us main artists are dubbing our portions on WhatsApp and sending it to production companies.

With FEFSI’s ‘stop shooting’ announcement giving a two-day breather, content providers for Sun TV opted to work double-shifts that went well into the early morning of March 19 to create as much fresh content as possible. While both these channels will air repeat serials on their prime time, Sun TV too will join the trend on Monday, but with just one serial – ‘Thangam’ and that too in the 3pm slot,” said a television serial actor, who did not want to be named. Zee Tamil will also telecast old serials including ‘Sathya’ and ‘Sembaruthi’. “Star Vijay will re-telecast ‘Saravanan Meenakshi’ (Part 2), ‘Chinnathambhi’ and Raja Rani from coming Monday. Bereft of fresh content, Colors Tamil began re-telecasting some of its old serials from March 23, while Star Vijay and Zee Tamil will begin on Monday (March 30). Leading Tamil television channels led by Sun TV, believed they could manage until March 31, but it was not to be. CHENNAI: Much before the three-week lockdown kicked in on March 24, a directive from FEFSI (Film Employees Federation of South India) put off shooting of films, television soaps and ad-films in Kollywood till March 31.

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