Telangana HC grants relief to Prabhas and Chiranjeevi films on ticket price issue

The Telangana High Court has granted relief to producers of The Raja Saab and Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu in the matter of ticket price enhancement. A Division Bench clarified that a previous order restraining ticket price hikes applied only to certain big-budget films like Pushpa 2 and Game Changer.

By Legal Correspondent

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday granted relief to producers of ‘The Raja Saab‘ starring Prabhas and ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu‘, featuring Chiranjeevi, in connection with the issue of ticket price enhancement.

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A Division Bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Gadi Praveen Kumar clarified that an earlier order passed by a single judge on December 9, which restrained any increase in ticket prices, was limited in its application.

The Bench observed that the said restriction was applicable only to certain big-ticket films such as Pushpa 2, Game Changer, OG and Akhanda 2, and not to the films presently before the court.

As for ‘The Raja Saab’ and ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’, the court left the issue of ticket price enhancement to the discretion of the State government. During the hearing, the Counsel for the producers informed the court that they had already submitted representations to the Secretary, Home Department, seeking permission for benefit shows and a hike in ticket prices.

They urged the authorities to consider their applications at the earliest. The producers also contended that the single judge’s order was unsustainable in law, and that continuation of the restriction would cause serious prejudice to their interests.

Accepting the limited scope of the earlier order, the Division Bench granted the necessary clarification, thereby enabling the producers to approach the Telangana government for appropriate permission.