Decision on movie ticket price hike soon: Minister

Delegation from film industry meets Srinivas Yadav

The State government would soon announce its decision on the proposal to hike cinema ticket fares, said Animal Husbandry and Cinematography Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav.

He said the industry, which was among the largest employers, suffered immensely since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. It was, however, on recovery mode since the coronavirus-related restrictions were eased.

The Minister was speaking after a delegation from the film industry comprising producers and directors, including Dil Raju and S.S. Rajamouli, called on him on Friday. They explained the problems faced by the industry on account of steep escalation in production costs and spiralling rise in operation and maintenance charges that had plunged the industry into losses.