The 'Pushpa-2' production team provided Rs 50 lakhs to the family of a woman who died in a stampede during the film's screening in Hyderabad. Producer Naveen Yerneni visited the woman's injured son in the hospital. Allu Arjun announced a Rs 25 lakhs donation and issued a public apology following criticism over the incident.
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