Watch: Pawan Kalyan fans damage Vizag theatre during 'Jalsa' screening

On the occasion of Pawan Kalyan's birthday, his 2008 film 'Jalsa' was rereleased in some theatres across the globe. Fans of the actor were thronged to theatres to watch their favourite star onscreen, as part of the birthday celebrations.
Overenthusiastic fans damaged a theatre in Visakhapatnam during the screening of 'Jalsa' recently. Although the theatre has not registered an official complaint, pictures and videos of the damage caused by the unruly fans have gone viral on social media.
The theatre manager expressed his displeasure over the incident and urged fans not to do such crazy things in the theatres.

''We’re working in Sree Leela Mahal Theatre in Vizag. As per fans’ request, Pawan Kalyan’s Jalsa was screened in our theatre. We really feel like fans overstepped the bounds when they started behaving in strange ways. We were not able to stop them from going crazy. Even the cops did not cooperate with us. The screen was torn. The seats were broken. We have suffered property damage of around Rs 20 lakhs. To what extent Pawan Kalyan's fans are following the message given by him? Do they really want to bring a good name to Pawan Kalyan? We don't have any donors to support us by giving me a single penny. We have been gradually recovering from the Coronavirus pandemic. Now it will take a month to repair our theatre and need to spend money to renovate it. We will not have salaries and allowances during this month. Who will support us?,'' the manager said in a video message shared widely on social media.

Helmed by Trivikram Srinivas, 'Jalsa' features Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D’Cruz, Parvati Melton, Kamalinee Mukerji, Mukesh Rishi, Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam and Ali, among others. Devi Sri Prasad is the composer of the film and the project is bankrolled by Allu Aravind’s Geetha Arts.