All Hail Chiranjeevi: Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, SS Rajamouli thank ‘Megastar’ for solving AP movie ticket price issue

“The last eight months were confusing as we didn’t know how to proceed further. While everyone in the industry tried to solve the issues, it is Chiranjeevi who used his goodwill with the CM and led us towards the solution,” said Rajamouli.

Chiranjeevi, meanwhile, thanked the AP government for understanding the concerns of Telugu cinema. “Throughout India, people are talking highly about our Telugu movies. And one of the main reasons for that is our high-budget movies. Such films also bring glory to Telugu cinema even at the international level. And I wanted to help such films and that is why I kept the discussions open with the committee. We are all so happy now,” he told reporters after meeting the CM.

Chiranjeevi noted that soon the government will pass the order in favour of the concerns raised by the delegation.

In recent months, the Telugu film industry has been at loggerheads with the AP government over various issues, mainly due to the government’s efforts to regulate the sales of movie tickets.

It is said despite drawing huge crowds to theatres, movies like Akhanda and Pushpa: The Rise even failed to break even at the box office in Andhra Pradesh. The next big Telugu films getting ready to release in March are SS Rajamouli’s RRR and Prabhas’ Radhe Shyam.