AP govt's important decision on theatre ticket rates

The Andhra Pradesh government headed by CM Jagan Mohan Reddy  is leaving no stone unturned to target Tollywood on various issues. It is known that the GO35 reducing ticket rates in theatres had a deadly impact on the industry. 

Few theatre owners and exhibitors Approached the high court and got a breather as the court permitted theatre owners to increase the tickets. However, Ap govt introduced another GO and started conducting raids on theatres seizing few of them. This resulted in many theatres getting closed. 

Following this, Ap govt has taken an important decision to resolve the problem. The government through a  GO constituted a committee headed by principal secretary (Home). The committee comprises principal secretaries of revenue, municipal administration and finance, besides information and public relations department commissioner. Law secretary and joint collector of Krishna district as the members. 

The government from nominated Vemuri Bala Rathnam (exhibitor) of Sri Krishna Theatres from Machilipatnam in Krishna district, Thummala Seetarama Prasad (distributor) of Sree Lakshmi Rama Pictures, Mutyala Ramadas, vice-president of Telugu film chamber of commerce, Vadde Om Prakash Narayana, film critic and member of Central Board of Certification, Dr Jupalle Rakesh Reddy (filmgoers’ association) and Gampa Lakshmi, filmgoers’ association from the film industry.