Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma defended the high ticket prices for "Pushpa 2: The Rule," comparing the film to a high-end restaurant. He argued that if the product is worth the price, consumers will pay, citing the film's impressive advance booking numbers as proof.

The Rule is set to release in theatres worldwide, the Andhra Pradesh government permitted price hikes for tickets in the state. Other metro cities have increased the rates up to Rs 3000 at select theatres.

Films, like all products, are made for profit; not for public service, director Ram Gopal Varma said on social media

Ram Gopal Varma penned a long note in his trademark style, defending the hiked ticket prices for Sukumar's Pushpa 2: The Rule, starring Allu Arjun.