Govt. acting as per law, Minister tells RGV

Filmmaker meets Nani over cinema ticket prices

After the recent outburst on social media over the State government fixing the price of cinema tickets, film director Ram Gopal Varma met Cinematography Minister Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) at the Secretariat near here on Monday.

The talks, however, remained inconclusive as the Minister asserted that the government was acting solely based on the provisions of the Cinematography Act. The State government had already constituted a committee to look into the matter, the Minister reminded the filmmaker.

Talking to reporters, Mr. Varma said, “You cannot have the same price of ₹5 for idli sold by a street vendor and at a five star hotel. The price varies.” The State government, a third party, had no locus standi to fix the ticket prices. Let the film producers decide the fare as they make the product. Slashing the prices of movie tickets would impact the quality of cinema, he said.