Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court strongly criticized the state government and DVV Entertainments for allowing ticket price hikes for Pawan Kalyan’s film OG. The judges asked why people should spend Rs 800 on a ticket and what benefit they get from such costly movies. They said producers spending crores should not mean the public must pay more.

A petition was filed by advocate Burl Mallesha against the ticket hike and benefit shows. The single bench stopped the government’s order and posted the hearing to October 9. DVV Entertainments appealed, saying the order was valid only till October 4.

Minister’s Reaction

Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy said he did not know about the order allowing ticket hikes. He felt Telangana should not copy Andhra Pradesh in such matters.

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