Last week's Tollywood release, Arjun Reddy, may be running to packed theatres, but women's organisations are not happy. The Hindu reports that representatives of several such organisations have demanded a ban on the film. The protests are led by the Andhra Pradesh Mahila Samakhya (APMS) and the Andhra Pradesh Mahila Congress.

AP Mahila Congress president Padmasri Sunkara claims that Arjun Reddy would have a detrimental effect on Telugu youngsters as was against their culture. "The movie encourages drugs and such films will only cause harm to society," she said, urging Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to ban the Vijay Devarakonda and Shalini-starrer.

The All India Democratic Women's Association and other groups also protested outside theatres playing the film, stating that its content was objectionable. Apparently, what is objectionable is that Arjun Reddy encourages "dating culture during college life".

"We have seen the movie and found it objectionable. I would like to ask the producers and directors of the movie if they want to promote dating culture during college life among the students. Screening of the movie should be immediately stopped," said P Durga Bhavani, APMS president and National Federation of Indian Women, Andhra Pradesh general secretary.

Women activists barged into the theatre during the screening and had to be arrested. However, they were later released.

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