Overview

• Exhibitors in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana had threatened to close single-screen theatres from June 1 to demand a shift from fixed rentals to a revenue-sharing model but suspended the action.
• Pawan Kalyan publicly rebuked Tollywood for showing ‘minimum respect’ to the Andhra Pradesh government when announcing the threatened closure, linking the issue to his upcoming release.
• Top producers Dil Raju and Allu Aravind both denied any role in planning the shutdown and distanced themselves from the meeting that proposed halting cinema screenings.
• Tourism and Cinematography Minister Kandula Durgesh called for a probe into alleged conspirators behind the closure call, criticizing the spread of false rumours.
• Pawan Kalyan’s film Hari Hara Veera Mallu remains on track for its June 12 release as the Andhra Pradesh government prepares a new film development policy.