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India Today
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Telangana okays premiere, price hike for Pawan Kalyan film despite Pushpa 2 tragedy
Controversy erupted after the Telangana government permitted a special premiere and a steep hike in ticket prices for Hari Hara Veera Mallu, the upcoming film starring actor-politician Pawan comes just months after Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy declared in the Assembly that no such privileges would be allowed for films following the tragic Pushpa 2 to the state's order, the film's premiere show will take place at 9 pm on July 23, a day before its official release, with tickets priced at Rs July 24 to 27, multiplex tickets can be sold at an additional Rs 200 and single-screen tickets at an additional Rs 150. Between July 28 and August 2, the hike allowed is Rs 150 in multiplexes and up to Rs 106 in single 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 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 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 IN THIS STORY#Telangana
Hans India
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Scores of Cong netas jockey for Jubilee Hills ticket
Hyderabad: Scores of Congress leaders are vying for contesting the Jubilee Hills bypolls, even as AICC is mulling for best bet this time to save face in the State capital. Disregarding the guidelines of AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan over speculating the candidate's name, many top aspirants continue to lobby for the coveted Assembly constituency. According to sources, beginning from the recent contestant Mohammad Azharuddin, former Mayor Bonthu Rammohan, TMREIS chairman Md Faheemuddin Qureshi, former PCC working president Jetti Kusum Kumar, V Naveen Yadav (had contested from AIMIM in 2014), C Rohin Reddy (contested recently from Amberpet), scores of others are eyeing the ticket. Azharuddin, who recently attended the PAC (Political Affairs Committee) meeting has made his intentions clear that he was willing to contest once again from the Jubilee Hills constituency, despite losing in 2023 Assembly polls. Bonthu Rammohan, who maintained low profile until recent days, following his failure to get Secunderabad MP ticket, is once again trying to come in the limelight and claims to have grip on the constituents. His wife Sridevi, the Cherlapally division corporator, is said to have a good support base in the constituency. Coming from Kamma caste, Kusum Kumar has earlier tried his best to get MLC position. His candidature was also backed by former MLC T Jagga Reddy, citing need for proper representation for Kammas. While Md Faheemuddin, Rohin Reddy is considered to be part of the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's inner circle. While Faheem is trying to get a ticket citing minority votes in the constituency, Rohin Reddy who lost in Amberpet in 2023, is staking claim by citing his position as a local leader. However, PCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud has made it clear that the name of the candidate will be finalised only after the AICC completes its survey and bets on the winning candidate. With scores of candidates vying for the ticket, the issue has turned out to be a hassle for the Pradesh Congress Committee.
