Tuesday began on a sour note for Tollywood producer Dil Raju after his Hyderabad house was raided by Income Tax officials. The reason behind the raids is yet to to be known, and the filmmaker has not issued an official statement on the same.
According to a report in Telangana Today, the IT raids were conducted at eight locations related to Dil Raju, including his residence, his daughter’s house, his offices and the houses of other relatives.
The producer has chosen to remain tightlipped on the matter, but his fans are now concerned, wondering what the reason behind the raids might be.
Dil Raju was recently in news after his film Game Changer, starring Ram Charan and Kiara Advani, released in theatres on January 10. While the film was extensively promoted, it failed miserably at the box office.
Mounted on a budget of Rs 450 crore, Game Changer managed to earn only Rs 126 crore, resulting in heavy losses to the makers.
Dil Raju is also known for producing films like Thalapathy Vijay’s Varisu and The Family Star with Vijay Deverakonda, under his banner, Sri Venkateswara Creations.
During the promotions of Game Changer, Dil Raju had also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh after two fans died while returning home from the film’s pre-release event.
The event was held in Rajamahendravaram (Rajamundry), Andhra Pradesh, and it was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan as the chief guest.
Along with Dil Raju, actor Ram Charan also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the family members of the victims.
