Despite the State government prescribing a cap on the ticket prices, many single-screen theatres sold them at higher rates leaving many fans dismayed. 1,000 a ticketAt Udhayam Cinemas, tickets were being sold in black, minutes before the shows started, for as high as Rs. In some theatres, the routine ‘milk-abhishekam’ was missing, aerated drinks replacing them, fizzing up the posters and cut-outs. The fans of the actor were spotted in T-shirts sporting stills and sketches of him from the movie. 500 for a ticket since I couldn’t get a ticket here,” said a middle-aged fan from K.K.

Source: The Hindu July 23, 2016 00:00 UTC