RED HOT: TICKET PRICE TO GO UP BY 25% - CONSUMERS WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN 200RS NOW

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Film ticket price in Tamil Nadu to go up by 25 percentage
 

The Tamil Nadu State Government has revised the base ticket price for film tickets by 25%. This new ticket price system will be in effect from the 9th of October. The multiplexes located in Greater Chennai can now charge a base price of 150. If you add 28% GST (42rs) and 30 rupees booking charge, the final ticket price that a consumer would have to pay would be around 225 rupees.

Here is the abstract of Government's press release:

"The Government have formed a High Level Committee with the Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries of the Departments concerned and the representatives from the Tamil Film Chamber of Commerce and the Tamil Film Producers Council to examine various issues relating to Cinema Industry including request of Cinema Associations for revision of the rates of the Cinema Tickets.

During the High-Level Committee meeting, the representatives from various Associations from the Cinema Industry have represented that the film industry is facing lots of difficulties due to Video-Piracy, increase in the expenses in running the theatres and filmmaking and enhancement of Entertainment Tax from 20% to 30%. The Associations have further stated that in the view of introduction and enforcement of Goods and Services Tax, they will not be in a position to make films and to operate the cinema theatres at the existing rates of admission and many theatres are being closed

In view of the increase in the expenditure and incurring losses. A lot of Cinema Associations have therefore requested the Government revise the rates of admission to the Cinema Theatres."

The theatre owners had insisted for 160 rupee base price Chennai city multiplexes. However, the government has granted a slab price of 150 rupees.

Greater Chennai base price

Multiplex - 150
GST (28%) - 42
Total price for counter booking - 192
Total price for online booking - around 225 

Now that the government has revised the ticket rates, will the film fraternity withdraw the strike?

“CINEMA TICKET PRICES WILL BE REDUCED BY 20 RUPEES!” - VISHAL

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Vishal speech about the ticket prices at the Producers meeting

Vishal, who addressed the media at the Producers meeting today was happy to have called off the strike. The actor spoke about piracy and also the GST tax and how the industry has to be made transparent to benefit one and all. He thanked RK Selvamani and spoke about the ticket price scenario. Vishal said:

 

This shutdown is not against the government or something. Tamil cinema is in a bad state, especially producers. GST tax has been announced to be 28 % and it is applicable from July month. Now all the movies which will be pushed from June to July will have producers facing a loss only. After a lot of meetings and today’s final meeting, we have brought about a few amends to benefit one and all.


First of all, to make it more beneficial for the audiences, online ticket prices that charge rupees 30 for every ticket will somehow be reduced to 7 or 10 rupees. Just like in the Kerala Film Producers association, online tickets here will be made cheap through a scheme we are trying to implement. When 10 tickets are booked, 300 rupees is charged which is high and this will be reduced to less than 10 rupees. Hence 20 rupees relief per ticket will be provided to audiences. We want a transparent box-office collection and we will strive towards that as well. As told before, lots of people will get affected by this shutdown and that is clearly not our agenda.

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