Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has distanced himself from recent government orders approving movie ticket price hikes in Telangana, claiming they were issued without his knowledge or consent. His remarks come amid controversy over the approval of higher ticket rates for Chiranjeevi’s upcoming film ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’.
The Telangana High Court has struck down a government memo permitting increased cinema ticket prices for the Sankranti release of The Raja Saab. Justice NV Shravan Kumar ruled that the Home department lacked statutory authority to approve such hikes, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Police and district collectors.
With the directive of the government, the distributors or producers cannot hike the tickets for their movies and have lost control over many other trade-related issues.
Dealing with a case filed in the public interest by Cine Prekshaka Viniyogadarula Sangam, the panel questioned the rules framed to determine ticket prices after the State bifurcation
