Pawan Kalyan films will be affected if TS bans

AP DY CM, Power Star Pawan Kalyan landed in unnecessary conntroversy when he blamed the evil eye of Telangana people for the crop loss of the people in Konaseema region in Andhra Pradesh.

Following this, political leaders and parties in Telangana warned that if Pawan Kalyann does not apologise then they would ban his films. Sources say if Telangana bans Pawan Kalyan's films it will surely impact him.

Telangana Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy thundered “If Pawan Kalyan does not tender an unconditional apology, his movies will not be permitted to be screened anywhere in Telangana,” and added “It is not Telangana’s evil eye; in fact, under Andhra leaders’ rule, our people had to drink fluoride water for 60 years.”

T Prasanna Kumar, general secretary of the Telugu Film Producers Council says . “I wish Telangana politicians don’t mix up Pawan Kalyan’s political statement with his movies since they are two different zones,” and added “Pawan Kalyan has the biggest market in Telangana and has delivered record-breaking hits like Tholi Prema, Kushi, Atharintiki Dharedi, and even his recent film OG collected over Rs 40 crore in Telangana state,”

He says “I don’t know the context, but political views should not curb his film career, which has been strong for the last two decades, barring a few duds,”  He analyses “Nizam collections are key for producers to recover their investments. Telangana alone, with over 500 theatres, contributes 40 percent of the overall revenues in the Telugu states,” and notes" Pawan Kalyan has consistently outperformed many contemporaries in Telangana, appealing to audiences across castes and communities and achieving a numero uno status in the region."

A distributor says “Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam won only two seats from Telangana in 2009, but his son Ram Charan’s Magadheera, which released just months later, smashed records and collected more than Rs 22 crore share in the region. Telangana people have clearly separated politics from movies, and I hope Telangana politicians do the same,”