Amid actor Allu Arjun controversy, BJP leader Amit Malviya has said that the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy-led Congress government in Telangana is targeting Tollywood allegedly because superstars have refused to comply with the CM's attempts to exert control and "extract money" from them.

Besides the stampede issue, Dil Raju will also address the Telangana government's decision not to permit benefit shows and hike prices for tickets

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai criticised Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for politicising the stampede and arrest issue involving actor Allu Arjun, calling the controversy biased and politically motivated.

The Pushpa 2 actor was arrested in connection with the death of a woman in a stampede during his film's screening at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre.

Film producer and Chairman of the Telangana Film Development Corporation, Dil Raju, announced that Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has scheduled an appointment for tomorrow (Thursday). While addressing the media about the Sandhya Theatre tragedy,

Representatives from the Telugu film industry including, Allu Aravind, Venkatesh Daggubati, Varun Tej and others will meet Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy today. This comes after the Chief Minister's dig at the industry in Allu Arjun stampede case.