While fans were eager to see Vijay’s Master movie in the theaters, the exorbitant ticket fares quoted by theatre owners for the tickets has caused great disappointment and agony.
While a recent controversy has erupted over an employee of Sony being accused of leaking scenes of the movie on the Internet, and the producers’ association is reportedly in talks to pay a hefty sum of money, theater owners in the suburbs of Chennai and Kanchipuram have started charging tickets to 100% seating capacity in violation of the government’s mandated 50% occupancy.
On top of all this, visitors to the Tirupur Subramaniam’s Sri Sakthi Theater − which has been voicing concerns that the films are losing money because of the actors’ salaries − are being charged ₹380 plus a booking fee of ₹36, totalling ₹416. At the same time, a ticket at the nearby Diamond Theater costs only ₹100.
After the Coronavirus lockdown, fans who were initially apprehensive to go to the theatres to watch movies were eager to watch Vijay’s Master movie in the theater. However, this new pricing has burnt a hole in their pockets.
Fans who could not afford tickets complained that the theater owners had been trying to extort money from Vijay’s fans by offering a fare concession until Master got released. At the same time, theater owners are lamenting that the public is not coming to the theater.