Vijayawada theater fire: Simhradri was re-released on Junior NTR’s 40th birthday, fans were bursting with firecrackers while watching the film
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A fire broke out at Apsara Theater in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. During this, some seats were also caught in the fire. In fact, on Friday, on the occasion of Junior NTR’s 40th birthday, his Telugu film Simhradri was re-released in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This film was first released in 2003.

Fire broke out at 6:15 pm show at Apsara Theater on Saturday
Police got everyone out safely
According to media reports, people in the theater were bursting firecrackers while watching the film, because of which this accident happened. The video related to this has also surfaced on social media. After moving forward, the police stationed on the spot brought out all the people trapped inside the theater safely.
People asked – who will compensate for the loss?
People on social media are calling this accident negligence. One user wrote – such behavior is beyond tolerance. Who will compensate for the damage caused to the property due to fire? At the same time, a user wrote in Telugu – Very sad to see this. Due to some people, the owner of the theater suffered a huge loss.
The film earned Rs 5 crore on the first day of its release.
SS Rajamouli is the director of the Telugu film Simhadri. This was the second film after the film Student No. 1 in which Junior NTR worked with SS Rajamouli. After its re-release, the film earned around Rs 5 crore on the first day.