There will be no more benefit shows in Telangana. It is known that Telangana Cinematography Minister Komati Reddy has announced that there will be no increase in the prices of movie tickets. It is also known why he made this announcement. Now this issue has become a hot topic in the Telugu states. CM Revanth’s announcement in the assembly.. Allu Arjun’s press vote.. Later, the raids on the houses of movie stars have become a topic of discussion both in the industry and among the public. There is no doubt that the Telangana government’s decision not to increase the ticket prices will have a serious impact on the collections of Sankranthi movies.
The Telangana government has given the movie Pushpa 2, which was released worldwide on December 5, an opportunity that no other government has given. Moreover, on December 4, the day before its release, it also gave permission for paid premiere shows. It has provided the facility to increase the ticket price for the said show by an additional Rs. 800. With this, the ticket price in regular theaters has crossed Rs. 1000, while in multiplexes it has gone up to Rs. 1200 including taxes.
Also, the price of each ticket has been around Rs. 500 for four days since its release. With this, ‘Pushpa 2’ has made huge collections. It has collected the highest amount of Rs. 294 crore on the first day and created history. It is said that it has already collected more than Rs. 1500 crore. So far, it has been good. Later, the story of the dammit took a turn. The police registered a case and started an investigation into the incident that took place at the Sandhya Theater. As part of this, the arrest of Allu Arjun became a topic of discussion. After that, he was even released on bail. There was a heated discussion on social media about this incident, with each party criticizing the government and incidents like film stars queuing up at Allu Arjun’s house to visit him. In this context, CM Revanth Reddy reacted strongly to the Sandhya Theater incident and its aftermath in the assembly.
He said that Allu Arjun and other film celebrities did not respond at least from a humane perspective to the tragic incident at the theater. He made it clear that even if ordinary people lose their lives, special facilities cannot be provided. Minister Komatireddy Venkata Reddy also confirmed this. With this, the government’s decision will have a serious impact on the upcoming Sankranthi movies. Several films are ready to spread entertainment for Sankranthi. The first film to greet the audience for this festival of three is ‘Game Changer’.
This political action thriller directed by Shankar and starring Ram Charan in the lead role will be released on January 10. Dil Raju produced this movie with a huge budget of around Rs. 450 crores. The film team is preparing for the special premiere, just like the one given to ‘Pushpa 2’, and for the benefit shows to be allowed along with the increase in ticket prices. They have also made predictions that the collections will surpass ‘Pushpa 2’. However, now with the Telangana government’s announcement, the collections of ‘Game Changer’ are in a situation where it will be reversed. Leaving aside the benefit shows, the government’s statement that it will not allow the increase in ticket prices is a bit of a shock.
On the other hand, the CM’s announcement and Allu Arjun’s press vote have further heated up this issue. In these circumstances, it seems that there is no possibility of allowing the increase in ticket prices. Along with ‘Game Changer’, the maroon movie ‘Daku Maharaj’ is going to enter the Sankranti ring. This is an action entertainer directed by Bobby with Balakrishna as the lead actor. It is believed that this movie will also have a chance to increase the ticket prices.
It is said that with the latest decision, the collections are not likely to reach the expected level. Balakrishna’s last film ‘Bhagavanth Kesari’ collected around Rs. 130 crores in its full run, then there was a ticket price hike and benefit shows. Now it seems difficult to reach that mark without any of these. Along with this, another video budget movie ‘Sankranthiki Yaalaan’ is coming. This is not a mass movie. It is being targeted at a pure family audience. It is coming under the direction of Anil Ravipudi with Venkatesh as the lead actor. It is believed that there will be an opportunity to increase the ticket prices even though there are no premieres and benefit shows. The special feature of this movie is that Dil Raju is the producer.
The government’s decision is likely to have an impact on this. It remains to be seen how film luminaries will react to the government’s decision to manipulate the industry’s calculations. On the other hand, will the AP government follow in the footsteps of the Telangana government? It is interesting to see what decision the government there will take on Sankranti films.