Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who had proposed in the State Budget to cap multiplex ticket prices at Rs 200, paid double the proposed rate to watch Telugu blockbuster Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion on Monday.
The Chief Minister had been under pressure from the Kannada film industry to cap movie ticket prices and he was supposed to sign an order to this effect before Baahubali 2 hit the screens on Friday. But he left for Dubai on Thursday without signing the order and the ticket prices for Baahubali 2 remained Rs 500 upwards at multiplexes.
On returning from Dubai, Siddaramaiah decided to watch the movie on Monday as his grandson Vikas insisted on it. Vikas, who is the son of Siddaramaiah’s first-born, Rakesh, is said to have insisted on watching the movie as he had already watched the first part and wanted his grandfather to accompany him for the second.
Accompanied by his second son Yathindra and Vikas, the CM went to a multiplex in a private vehicle to watch the blockbuster movie.
Later, Siddaramaiah went for a private screening of a Kannada film at Chamundeshwari Studios. Niruttara, the movie, has been produced by Kannada actress Bhavana, who is also an active Congress member. Recently, the chief minister also watched Puneet Rajkumar starred Raajakumara.
