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Court Orders BookMyShow to Disable Ratings and Reviews for Chiranjeevi’s ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’ Ahead of Release

Producers say the move shields the Sankranti opener from coordinated review-bombing campaigns.

Overview

  • BookMyShow displays a notice on the film’s page stating “Ratings & Reviews disabled as per court order.”
  • The restriction takes effect ahead of the January 12 theatrical release of the Anil Ravipudi–directed film.
  • Producers argued that non-ticketed users and alleged bot networks were posting malicious reviews that could hurt box-office performance.
  • Vijay Deverakonda publicly endorsed the decision, citing his own past experience with organised online attacks and calling it a protective step for filmmakers’ work.
  • A similar court-directed suspension of reviews was implemented on BookMyShow for the Kannada film The Devil in December 2025, indicating an emerging pattern.