Exclusive shows for films to have fixed special costs says the Minister
Kadambur Raju, Minister of information and publicity, says that exclusive shows will have an individual price in theaters. He also says that only due to the high costs of tickets and an increased number of shows during festival days, the special shows of movies were not allowed for Diwali 2019.
The Minister also clarifies that Bigil was given permission only at the last minute because online tickets were already sold, and denying permission to release would have created a lot of trouble. Minister after getting blessings from Srivalliputhur temple made this new announcement of permission to special shows with fixed special costs for festival days.
Contradictions in Minister's statements about Bigil
Minister says that showing special shows was a procedure followed for a long time. It is accurate, and even lately, Asuran, released on a non-festival day and had exclusive shows. Bigil only was subjected to sudden non-permission to have exclusive shows; that too only two days before the already announced date of release and also without banning the online reservations.