Pawan Kalyan’s They Call Him OG hits theatres on September 25. For the benefit of the film, the AP government has passed a GO approving a special 1 AM benefit show with tickets priced at Rs 1000
Pawan Kalyan
Pawan Kalyan-starrer Hari Hara Veera Mallu shattered box office records with it’s release. The actor is now gearing up for the release of his second film, They Call Him OG, which will arrive in theatres on September 25. Ahead of its release, the Andhra Pradesh government issued a GO on Wednesday, approving a massive hike in ticket prices.
Andhra Pradesh government hikes price for OG tickets
The Andhra Pradesh government issued a GO on Wednesday permitting not just a hike in ticket prices for the film in the state for the first ten days of release, but also to hold a benefit show for which tickets are priced at a whopping Rs 1000. It states that a 1 AM show is permitted on 25 September, the day of the film’s release, and that tickets for the same can be priced at Rs 1000, ‘provided it should not in any case be more than five shows in a day.’
From September 25 to October 4, the government has permitted increased pricing for all regular shows. Single screen cinema tickets will be sold at Rs 125, while multiplex tickets are sold at Rs 150. These revised rates apply exclusively to screenings of OG.
DVV Entertainment, the production house, thanked the government for hiking ticket prices. "We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Honourable CM Sri NCBN garu and Honourable Deputy CM Sri PawanKalyan garu for passing the new G.O. in Andhra Pradesh for the #OG release. Special thanks to the Cinematography Minister Sri kanduladurgesh garu for his constant support," the makers wrote on X.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Honourable CM Sri @NCBN garu and Honourable Deputy CM Sri @PawanKalyan garu for passing the new G.O. in Andhra Pradesh for the #OG release.
— DVV Entertainment (@DVVMovies) September 17, 2025
Special thanks to the Cinematography Minister Sri @kanduladurgesh garu for his constant support.
Netizens react to price hike
The government's decision on OG ticket price hike has received mixed reactions on social media. While some welcomed the decision, some questioned how commoners would afford to watch the movie in theatres.
One X (formerly Twitter) user wrote, “Adi government ah inka emanana ekkada ana tickets rates thagistharu kani 1000 ki penchuthara (Is that a government or what, anyone else would reduce ticket rates, not increase it to ₹1000).” Another wrote, “Mari ekkuva rates ivi.. Families afford cheyyaleka ee movie vadilesi kantara ki potaru emo (Isn’t the price too much? Families who might not afford this will go watch Kantara).” Numerous others also left comments like, “1k aa,” in shock.
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