Overview
- A TFCC sub‑committee issued a late‑May letter requiring 7.5% of any ticket‑price enhancement in Andhra Pradesh and fixed fees for premiere shows, and said the model would apply to Telangana if prices were raised.
- The film's producer has rejected the change and told the chamber in mid‑June that he was not consulted and cannot accept new terms because distribution rights were already sold.
- Telangana exhibitors say they will insist on the 7.5% promise and are considering deducting that share at collection, stressing they seek the cut only from the extra revenue produced by the ticket hikes.
- Conflicting box‑office figures make the sums at stake unclear, with trade site Sacnilk reporting about ₹317 crore and filmmakers claiming about ₹393 crore worldwide, which raises the financial pressure on all parties.
- Exhibitors want a permanent move from the rental model to percentage sharing and critics say the dispute also exposes governance issues at the Telugu Film Chamber that the body must now resolve.