The advance booking for the much anticipated movie Kalki 2898 AD, starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan, has begun nationwide. While excitement among the audience is sky high, the Telangana government is making headlines as they increased ticket prices and added additional screenings of the film. According to reports, the government has allowed a special 5:30 AM show on the first day at a higher rate of Rs 200 extra. On the other hand, the makers have also been granted permission to screen five shows for the first 8 days, between 27 June and 4 July, across all theatres in the state. While some are excited about the early screening, others are raising concerns and criticising the Telangana government for the inflated ticket prices.
An individual from the production house confirmed the news on X. According to the permit, the government has approved Rs 75 increase for single screen theatres and Rs 100 in multiplexes across the state for regular shows.
With such high ticket rates, the movie is expected to break major box office records within a week. Many shared their opinion about the impact of these prices and questioned if this is the right strategy. Others are worried about piracy, as increased prices may lead people to download the movie from illegal websites.
ప్రభాస్ కల్కీ చిత్ర టికెట్ ధరల పెంపు, అదనపు షోలకు తెలంగాణ ప్రభుత్వం అనుమతిఈ నెల 27 నుంచి జులై 4 వరకు 8 రోజులపాటు టికెట్ ధరల పెంపునకు అనుమతి.సాధారణ థియేటర్లలో రూ.70, మల్టీఫ్లెక్స్ ల్లో రూ.100 పెంపునకు అనుమతి27న ఉ. 5:30 కి షో స్టార్ట్. #Prabhas #Kalki #Kalki2898AD pic.twitter.com/9Jj1W3uwOC
— Suresh PRO (@SureshPRO_) June 23, 2024
Telugu movie industry is facing a tough time with early OTT releases. Adding exorbitant ticket prices for films like #Kalki is a big no! Who will come to theatres if this continues? Let's keep our cinema affordable and accessible, like it's always been. Don’t make movies a luxury pic.twitter.com/6pcDKzHYKj— Swathiiii ???? (@Swathi_Prasad96) June 23, 2024
In this case it may be due to high production cost. I am sure the ticket price gives the value of the content they made. It's a prestigious movie for India.— Venkata Sai (@Venkata98544474) June 23, 2024
Theatrical cinema will die its natural death soon with these big budget movies like #KALKI2898AD and their high ticket prices … !!— Ram Charan missed Oscar Award by a Whisker ???????? (@1010_arjun) June 23, 2024
With that exorbitant ticket price. And month end and that too in June, where most of the families pay up the fees for new academic year. Yeah, #KALKI2898AD may see below avg openings. Entha hype unte enti ra babu, tickets affordable undali. Whatever, I push KALKI to be a hit. pic.twitter.com/t0U0D3AyyK
— Ashwith Harshavardhan (@avhr797) June 22, 2024
According to recent reports from 123 Telugu, Prabhas has been paid Rs 80 Crore for his role in the film.
Kalki 2898 AD is a science fiction action film written and directed by Nag Ashwin. Drawing inspiration from Hindu scriptures, the movie is set in a post-apocalyptic world. The movie is scheduled to release in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada.
Other than Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan, the upcoming movie also stars Disha Patani, Rajendra Prasad, Pasupathy, Saswata Chatterjee, Anna Ben and Chemban Vinod Jose, in key roles.
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