Ram Gopal Varma To Discuss Ticket Price Issue With Andhra Pradesh Cinematography Minister Perni Nani

In the wake of a slash in movie ticket prices and theatre seizures, the Telugu film industry has been facing a lot of hurdles in Andhra Pradesh. 

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Famed director Ram Gopal Varma, who recently engaged in a war of words with Andhra Pradesh Cinematography Minister Perni Nani on social media, will now meet him in person so that they get a chance to discuss the issues faced by the Telugu film industry.

After arguing for a couple of days on Twitter, YouTube, and other sources, Ram Gopal Varma requested the minister to arrange a meeting so that they could discuss in detail.

In a series of back-to-back tweets, Varma had criticised the AP government on G.O. 35, on movie ticket prices in the state.

He had confronted Perni Nani which led to their virtual argument that continued for a couple of days on their Twitter timelines.

While the government and the minister cite the reason for bringing in the Government Order as to stop the exploitation of poor people in the name of entertainment, Varma opposed their logic.

Varma, who brought in a number of marketing theories and analyses, stated that Perni Nani was just trying to cover up the unnecessary act of the state government.

Recently, veteran Telugu star Nagarjuna had refused to react to the theatre ticket price issue in Andhra Pradesh. Nagarjuna had spoken during event a pre-release event of his movie 'Bangarraju' on Wednesday.

A journalist had questioned Nagarjuna on the minimal ticket pricing for the movies in Andhra Pradesh. Nagarjuna refused to react on the matter, stating that he doesn't want to address political issues during a movie event.

"I refuse to comment on political issues, as this is a movie-related event. I can only talk about 'Bangarraju' movie and related things here," the 'Manmadhudu' actor said.

In the wake of a slash in movie ticket prices and theatre seizures, the Telugu film industry has been facing a lot of hurdles in Andhra Pradesh. 

With IANS inputs