Hyderabad: In what could have been a potentially major accident, the ceiling of the Asian Mukunda theatre in Telangana’s Mahabubabad collapsed on the audience during the screening of ‘Kuberaa’.
According to a report in the Siasat, the ceiling collapsed at around 11.30 pm when the audience was engrossed in the film which stars Dhanush, Rashmika Mandanna and Nagarjuna.
Videos of the incident, shared on social media, showed panic-stricken audience trying to run out of the theatre.
No major casualty has been reported. Two people who suffered minor injuries were rushed to a nearby hospital.
After the incident, the audience got into a fight with the theatre management for its negligence. However, no case has been registered.
“Guntur naaz complex lo kuda yepppuokasari ilane padipotudni. (Someday the ceiling in Naaz theatre in Guntur will also fall like this),” one person wrote on X.
Another user said, “Producers have been saying in multiple interviews that they have to take care of single screens.. now it’s just not theatres .. it’s audience who has take care of themselves as well.”
During the second show of #Kuberaa at Mukunda Theatre in Mahabubabad, the ceiling suddenly broke and fell on the audience. A few people got slightly injured. pic.twitter.com/vGsdKBLP7h
— movie lover (@sathish08795444) June 26, 2025
Written and directed by Sekhar and co-written by Chaithanya Pingali, the crime drama was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil.
Produced by Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP and Amigos Creations, ‘Kuberaa’ minted Rs 67 crore net in India and Rs 81 crore worldwide in a week, as per a Sacnilk report.
