Pawan Kalyan expressed his shock over the tragic stampede at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad during the Pushpa-2 premiere on December 4, which led to the death of a woman. He criticized the theatre management for failing to inform Allu Arjun about the incident promptly and stressed the need for the Pushpa team to support the victim's family.

Kalyan also addressed rumors suggesting that Telangana’s government had targeted Allu Arjun for forgetting the Chief Minister’s name at an event. He dismissed these claims, stating they were baseless and highlighting the importance of proper conduct in such situations.

Additionally, Kalyan praised Telangana’s progressive film policies, particularly the allowance for ticket price hikes for big-budget films, in contrast to the restrictive measures of the previous YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh.