Will benefit shows be banned in AP too?
cm revanth reddy and Cinematography minister Komatireddy Venkata reddy announced in the assembly that there will be no more benefit shows and ticket rate hikes in the state of Telangana. This key decision was taken in the wake of the allu arjun episode. It received a positive response from the general public. The telangana Film Exhibitors Association also welcomed the government's decision. With this, there is now a demand to make a similar decision in ap too. ap exhibitors have also welcomed the decision taken by the revanth reddy government on benefit shows and ticket rates. They said that they would request the andhra pradesh government to take a key decision in this regard.
CPI ramakrishna demanded that benefit shows be canceled in andhra pradesh like telangana and that permission be given to increase ticket prices. And it remains to be seen whether a key decision will be taken on this issue in ap too. Recently, the two telugu state governments have been granting permission to hold benefit shows and increase ticket prices for big movies made with a huge budget. With this, they have been increasing the prices at will. However, there are criticisms that the general audience is staying away from theaters due to high prices. Comments have been received that this will harm the theater system and affect the collections of small and medium-budget movies. However, it is said that now there will be no special shows and ticket prices in Telangana. In this context, film celebrities are meeting cm revanth reddy to discuss industry issues and reduce the growing distance from the government. There are reports that many producers and directors including Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Allu Aravind, and dil raju from tollywood will attend. It is said that deputy cm Bhatti Vikramarka, Ministers komati reddy, Uttam Kumar reddy, and Damodar Rajanarsimha will attend on behalf of the government. It has become interesting to see what decisions will be taken in this meeting.