Liger Exhibitors Protest Against Vijay Deverakonda Demanding Refund Of Money Owing To Film’s Box Office Failure After Puri Jagannadh Asked For 6-Month’s Time [Reports]

The box office failure of Vijay Deverakonda starrer Liger has left the exhibitors fuming. The film, which marked the Bollywood debut of the South actor, was backed by Karan Johar’s Dharma production. Co-starring Ananya Panday, Ramya Krishnan and boxing legend Mike Tyson, it is helmed by Puri Jagannadh. Despite being pitched as a Pan India film, it failed to drag the audience to the theatres and create magic at the box office.

After its failure, the actor is all set to return to the films with his new film titled Khushi, where he’s paired opposite Samantha Ruth Prabhu. But much before the release of the movie in September, Liger’s distributors in Telangana held a protest against the actor, demanding full refund of the money they lost due to the film’s box office failure.

According to the latest report in Siasat.com, “A huge protest has erupted by the exhibitors and leasers of ‘Liger’ at the Film Chamber in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. Protests were against the entire Liger team, including Vijay Deverakonda. Reportedly, the exhibitors demanded compensation from Puri Jagannadh who had promised that he would pay them and requested six months of time.”