Telangana okays premiere, price hike for Pawan Kalyan film despite Pushpa 2 tragedy
The approval stands in stark contrast to the Chief Minister's fiery speech in December 2024, after a promotional event for Pushpa 2 at Sandhya Theatre turned into a stampede that killed a woman and critically injured her son.Revanth Reddy had condemned the incident, blamed the actors for reckless crowd-pulling stunts, and declared, "Until I am Chief Minister, I will not allow any privileges to the film industry."He had also vowed to put an end to benefit and premiere shows to safeguard public safety, a stance now questioned in light of the current permissions.Reacting to the development, the film's producer AM Rathnam credited Rohin Reddy, a close aide of the Chief Minister, for securing the clearance. Speaking at an event, Rathnam said:"After the recent (Allu Arjun) incident in Telangana, we couldn't get ticket hikes and premieres. But thanks to (Revanth Reddy's close aide) Rohin Reddy, who is present here, in this event we received clearance for special show."- EndsMust Watch
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