FIR lodged against Pawan Kalyan fans for celebrations at OG screening; police dismantle stage, DJ set up

Fans of Pawan Kalyan were stopped from celebrating with a stage and DJ set up at a screening of his new film, OG, in Bengaluru.

Updated on: Sep 26, 2025, 08:49:05 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Actor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan may have had a very good Thursday due to his film, OG, breaking the bank at the box office, but a few of his fans had a less-than-exciting outing. Bengaluru Police has registered an FIR against fans of the actor for organising an event ahead of the release of his film without permission.

Pawan Kalyan stars in OG, a mass action thriller, that has seen his fans celebrate across India.

FIR against Pawan Kalyan fans

According to police, the Bangalore Pawan Kalyan Fans Association had planned a stage celebration outside Sandhya Theatre in Bengaluru's Madiwala without obtaining permission on Wednesday. The theatre was showing a paid preview screening of the film on Wednesday evening, one of many across the country.

Police said the organisers had erected a stage and set up a DJ system outside the venue. After the police received a tip-off, they dismantled the arrangements. The Madivala Police registered the FIR against the organisers after obtaining permission from a city court.

"When we got to know, we immediately reached the spot and seized the loudspeakers on Wednesday and asked the organisers to dismantle the stage," a police officer told PTI. There were also tense moments earlier when activists of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), a local organisation, objected to the event.

All about OG

OG, in full They Call Him OG, is Pawan Kalyan's massiest film to date. The Sujeeth directorial marks Emraan Hashmi's foray into Telugu cinema, and also stars Priyanka Mohan, Arjun Das, Sriya Reddy, and Prakash Raj. The film received mixed reviews, but broke several records at the box office on its opening day with a record ₹90-crore start.

Fans have noted that OG has ties to Sujeeth's previous film, Salaar, and are hoping for a cinematic universe. The film's release saw celebrations by Pawan Kalyan fans across India, but most of such celebrations ended without an untoward incident.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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