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The Tollywood is left in deep trouble because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The cases of coronavirus calmed down and the Telugu cinema is back to business. But the new GO of ticket pricing in Andhra Pradesh is bringing enough trouble for the distributors and the producers of Telugu cinema. Several celebrities are meeting for the past two months to discuss about this issue with AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy. The meeting was scheduled to take place on September 4th but it was canceled and the reasons were never disclosed. The celebrities of Telugu cinema are in waiting mode. Megastar Chiranjeevi is in touch with Minister Perni Nani for the meeting.
The latest update is that Megastar Chiranjeevi along with a team of Tollywood celebrities will meet YS Jagan in his residence in Amaravati on September 20th. Top actors like Prabhas, Ram Charan, NTR, Mahesh Babu and NTR are expected to be present along with some of the directors and producers of Telugu cinema. The celebrities will discuss about the impact of the low ticket pricing and about the support that the government should offer for the exhibition industry to survive. For now, the Tollywood celebrities will meet YS Jagan and place requests about the challenges for the film industry in Andhra Pradesh. Chiranjeevi along with the celebrities will meet before the meeting to discuss about the same.