‘Shiva Linga,’ the new horror thriller from Raghava Lawrence, Rithika Singh in P Vasu direction is reliably learnt to have landed in financial problems exactly few hours before the slated release time. Telugu version of this film was held in Malkapura Shiva Kumar’s Suraksh distribution network as he arranged a release strategy on commission basis with actual producers.
However, during this nick of time there occurred a financial glitch resulting in Malkapuram showing hands up. Forlorn producers fairly new to Tollywood film business are running pillar to post to fix the problem. Sources say they are in need of at least Rs. 3 Crores to arrange a safe, secure release on time for tomorrow morning shows.
Fresh buzz also mentioned on Suresh Babu sprung into action in last couple of hours and might undertake the movie’s release. Why Shiva Kumar flew from scene is still a question left unanswered? We do know he suffered huge losses with last few flop releases like ‘Singham 3, Dora, Chitrangada.’ Was Shiva Kumar really hopeless on ‘Shiva Linga’ and escaped cleverly or is it real monetary woes from producers led him to take an exit?