Could wine increase footfalls in theaters? Asks director Nag Ashwin

Mahanati director Nag Ashwin suggests serving wine/beer in theaters could increase footfalls. Netizens call him out for his idea!

Due to the lockdown that has been imposed on the nation due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, cinema halls and theaters continue to stay shut and the business continues to suffer. Some of the most promising and awaited films that we were looking forward to will now directly stream on the OTT platforms.

Amid this, Mahanti director Nag Ashwin tweeted something that didn't go down well with the netizens. This is what he tweeted- "Once In a talk with Suresh Babu Garu and Rana, it came up what if theatres get a license to serve Beer/Breezer/Wine, like in other countries..could it increase footfalls...could it save the theatre business (which does need saving)...what do you think? Good idea, bad idea?." (sic)

Have a look right here:

Once In a talk with suresh babu garu and rana, it came up what if theaters get license to serve beer/breezer/wine, like in other countries..could it increase footfalls...could it save the theater business (which does need saving)...wat do you think? Good idea, bad idea?

— Nag Ashwin (@nagashwin7) May 15, 2020

And when it came to the reactions of the Twitterari, this is how the reactions came in. The first one wrote this- "This is probably the most disgusting thing that I've heard..
Just imagine if any drunken person passed Or start behaving abusively, then most of the audience will suffer. This can turn and lose family audiences especially!!" (sic) Have a look:

This is probably the most disgusting thing that I've heard..
Just imagine if any drunken person passed Or start behaving abusively, then most of the audience will suffer.
This can turn and lose family audiences especially!! u00f0u009fu0098u0090u00f0u009fu0098u0090

Hope this could not happen.

BTW I'm ur FAN

— Hello_Brother_2.0 (@HelloBrother202) May 15, 2020

Another one wrote- "Bad idea Then Families won't come to theaters." (sic):

Bad idea
Then Families won't come to theaters

— u00cau0080u00e1u00b4u0080u00e1u00b4u00a0u00c9u00aa u00e1u00b4u009bu00e1u00b4u0087u00e1u00b4u008au00e1u00b4u0080 (@RaviTejaK_007) May 15, 2020

And another reaction was- "pathetic idea." (sic)

pathetic idea

— Sudden Star (@PsychoViswa) May 15, 2020

Well, what do you have to say about his tweet? Do you agree with the filmmaker's thoughts?

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