A new narrative has been created on social media that Dil Raju is going to release Thalapathy Vijay's 'Varasudu' on a mammoth scale in the Telugu States for Sankranthi 2023. If that happens, Chiranjeevi's 'Waltair Veerayya' and Balakrishna's 'Veera Simha Reddy' will get less number of theatres than they would otherwise have got. 'Varasudu' is produced by Dil Raju himself.
Controversies of this nature have become routine. Most of the time, outsiders have no clue what is happening in the film industry.
For now, let's take you through what the ace producer said earlier this year as a counter to those who accuse him of being a dominant force in the film industry. Here are his words:
"There are 450 theatres in Nizam. My company runs 60 of them on lease. Asian Cinemas and Suresh Babu run 150 of them on lease. When people say Dil Raju controls Nizam, do they understand the stats? How can I control the entire Nizam segment with just 60 theatres? It is not true that we are dominant. If other theatres listen to me, it is because I settle their accounts no matter what is the fate of a film. I have goodwill in the industry because I keep my promises. Actors, directors, and distributors respect my word. I have earned this goodwill over the past 20 years. Critics don't understand such things!"
