Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Telangana State Film Chamber of Commerce on Monday welcomed the government's decision that it will not allow benefit shows of movies in the state and also enhanced ticket prices will be done on a case-to-case basis.

Following the death of a 35-year-old woman at Sandhya Theatre here due to suffocation where 'Pushpa 2' movie was screened on December 4, Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy told reporters on Saturday that the state government, in future, may consider ticket price hike only for certain categories such as films made on history, freedom struggle or anti-drugs or message oriented.

During the benefit show (special show) screened on the eve of the movie release, the tickets are usually fixed at a higher price.

"We welcome the state government on ticket prices and benefit shows. We request Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to implement it strictly," Vijayender Reddy, State Film Exhibitors Association president and special invitee of TSFCC told PTI.

He further said theatres in the state would not benefit veven if the ticket price increases as they are being paid fixed rent on a per day basis.

Meanwhile, Minister Komatireddy Vinkat Reddy, who visitead the hospital where a boy was being treated after sustaining injuries in the stampede during 'Pushpa 2' screening, offered Rs 25 lakh financial assistance to the family.

Security stepped up at actor Allu Arjun's home following vandalism; BRS attacks Cong govt

The police on Monday beefed up security at the residence of Telugu actor Allu Arjun here, a day after vandalism at the place, even as the opposition parties in Telangana attacked the ruling Congress over the incident.

Six people, claiming to be members of Osmania University - Joint Action Committee (OU-JAC) damaged flower pots and threw tomatoes at Arjun's residence on Sunday evening. A local court granted bail to those who indulged in the defacement.

Meanwhile, BJP Lok Sabha member D K Aruna claimed that four of those who indulged in vandalism at the 42-year-old actor's house belong to Kodangal, the Assembly constituency of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.

This is leading to suspicion whether it was a Congress conspiracy, she said while condemning the incident. The opposition BRS targeted the Congress government over the law and order situation in the state.

Noting that over 35,944 crime cases have been reported in Hyderabad in 2024, BRS MLA T Harish Rao alleged that the "shocking" stone-pelting incident at Allu Arjun's residence was a complete failure of governance.