Overview
- The Telugu Film Chamber announced a unanimous settlement on Saturday that clears the Ram Charan film Peddi for theatrical release in Telangana under temporary financial terms.
- Under the interim package exhibitors will get an added 7.5% share if ticket prices are raised and fixed premiere-show payments of Rs.25,000 for A centres, Rs.15,000 for B centres and Rs.5,000 for C centres.
- The chamber formally committed to move to a permanent percentage-sharing model for single-screen exhibitors and said final guidelines and an implementation roadmap will be drawn up before the next major Tollywood release or by end‑June 2026.
- More than 180 Telangana single-screen owners had pressed the demand and elected J Sekar Rao in a general meeting while rejecting a proposed grading system and opposing ticket-price hikes.
- Exhibitors say the push for percentage sharing is driven by severe losses in B and C centres, theatre closures and very low net receipts for big films, and the coming weeks will show whether the chamber’s timetable eases that financial strain.