Veteran film director K. Raghavendra Rao, along with his brother K. Krishnamohan Rao and their family, has been served court notices by the Telangana High Court in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in 2012.
The PIL questions the allocation of a two-acre plot (the current location of RK Cineplex) in Banjara Hills’ Survey No. 403/1 in 1984. Originally designated for a recording and re-recording theatre at Rs.8,500 per acre, the land took a different turn in 2003 when the TDP government permitted the construction of a mini-theatre, film training institute, and a conference hall.
Contrary to the initial plans, the family opted to develop a commercial complex on the site, leading to a legal challenge through the 2012 PIL presented before the High Court. Despite notices issued by the court last year, there was no response, prompting further action.