‘Toxic’ gets pricier, welfare gets ₹1 crore
Multiple reports say Telangana okayed a 10‑day ticket hike for Yash’s Toxic — ₹50 on single screens, ₹100 on multiplexes — tied to a ₹1 crore worker‑welfare contribution and compulsory anti‑narcotics ads. The memo itself isn’t public yet.
Reports say Telangana approved a 10-day ticket-price increase for Toxic, linked to a welfare contribution and mandatory awareness ads.
Multiple reports on 25 August say the Telangana Home Department cleared a temporary ticket-price hike for Yash’s Toxic from 26 August to 4 September: ₹50 extra per ticket in single screens and ₹100 in multiplexes, inclusive of GST. Some copies add “special theatres” at ₹100 and a cap of five regular shows a day. The order itself hasn’t been published for readers to see.
According to those reports, the approval came with two conditions. One: the producers — identified variously as KVN Productions and KVN‑Monster Mind Creations LLP — were directed to contribute ₹1 crore to the Telugu Film Industry Employees’ Welfare Committee fund operated by the Film Development Corporation. Two: theatres screening Toxic must run approved anti‑narcotics and cybercrime awareness ads before shows and during intervals.
Cinema Express and India Today both carry the same 10‑day window and the ₹50/₹100 figures; Hyderabad Mail attributes the memo to the Home Department and names Shikha Goel as the issuing official on 25 August. TrackTollywood reported the hike first the same day. None of them links the actual memo, which is the only document that would settle the exact scope, the legal basis, the five‑show ceiling, and who exactly has to cut the ₹1 crore cheque.
So, yes: higher prices for ten days tied to a welfare payment and PSAs is what’s been reported, repeatedly. When the government publishes the memo, audiences can stop doing detective work at the box office and just check the number on the wall.