Film of Chiranjeevi\'s son disrupted in Telangana

Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Angry over actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi's volte-face on the issue of separate statehood to Telangana region, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and other groups Wednesday stopped screening of films featuring his son and other family members.

Protesting the reported decision of Chiranjeevi to oppose the central government's proposed move to form a separate Telangana state, the activists of TRS and other groups forcibly stopped screening of "Magadheera", starring his son Ram Charan Teja, and "Arya 2" starring Allu Arjun.

Allu Arjun is son of Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) general secretary Allu Aravind, a well-known film producer and brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi.

The managements of theatres in districts like Warangal and Nizamabad stopped the screening of their films anticipating protests from pro-Telangana groups.

In Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar and other districts, the TRS workers tore down the posters and damaged the hoardings of the movies. The protestors at Metpally in Karimnagar district set afire the film reels at one theatre and vowed not to allow screening of any film featuring Chiranjeevi and his son.

The protestors have decided not to screen the films of Chiranjeevi and his actor brothers Pavan Kalyan and Naga Babu.

The protests began after Chiranjeevi reversed his stand for a separate Telangana to back the slogan of "united Andhra".

Upset over his reported decision, three PRP district unit presidents in Telangana have resigned from the party while one of the two legislators of the party from the region has threatened to quit.