Surprising and shocking as it might sound, the Telangana government order allowing increased ticket prices for Nandamuri Balakrishna-starrer Akhanda-2, released on Friday and also permitting the premiers on Thursday night, was issued without the knowledge of state cinematography minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy.

Komatireddy himself disclosed this on Friday, stating that he had absolutely no knowledge of the government permitting increased ticket prices for the Akhanda 2, insisting that the decision was taken without his approval.

He said the officials of the department might have issued the GO in a routine manner, while he was occupied with the Telangana Rising Global Summit.

He said he had already made it clear in the state assembly last year itself that ticket price hikes would not b

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