Overview
- BookMyShow now shows the notice “Ratings & Reviews disabled as per court order” on the film’s page.
- The step follows allegations that coordinated networks used thousands of bots to skew scores and misguide the platform’s algorithm.
- The Telugu release starring Chiranjeevi and Nayanthara opens on January 12 for Sankranti, with ratings disabled ahead of the premiere.
- Reaction online is split, with critics accusing the team of hiding feedback and supporters arguing the block counters fake reviews.
- Filmmakers are urging similar enforcement on social platforms, and BookMyShow previously disabled ratings for the Kannada film The Devil under court orders.