Criticising heavily the AP government for permitting screening of six shows of Baahubali-2 in theatres, CPI state secretary K Ramakrishna has said that Naidu‘s government has become the facilitator only for corporate firms and has neglected the small budget cinema.
Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Ramakrishna criticised the government for not supporting the small-budget films.
“Instead of playing the role of a facilitator for low-budget films and those which will be useful for the public, the Chandrababu’s government is only trying to give importance to corporate firms,” he said.
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It may be recalled that the home department on Saturday, following a request from the distributors of Baahubali-2 film, permitted the screening of the magnum opus from 7 am to 2.30 pm from April 28 to May 7.
“The government waiving off entertainment tax for Gautamiputra Satakarni, the film of CM’s relative N Balakrishna, is an example of the biased approach of the government,” he said.