CM Revanth presents big picture to Tollywood, shares vision to make Hyderabad an international destination for filmmaking

On Thursday (December 26, 2024) in Hyderabad, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Wickremarka, Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy in a meeting with leading personalities of Telugu film industry. | Photo credit: By arrangement

After days of bitterness and ill will threatening to damage relations between the Telangana government and the film industry, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy narrowed the gap in his terms and industry heads agreed with his view that they should be tagged ‘special privileges’. trying to shed

Actors, directors and producers met the Chief Minister at the Integrated Command Control Center (ICCC) in Hyderabad on Thursday (December 26, 2024).

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While the industry is worried about cancellation of lucrative programs and ticket prices for big cinemas, the Chief Minister threw a big picture in front of them with his vision to turn Hyderabad into an international destination for film shooting.

On a positive note, Mr. Reddy assured them that Hyderabad will be on the world map as far as the film industry is concerned and asked the industry heads to hold a national conference for films in Hyderabad and invited the who’s who of the industry in India. abroad.

The CM opened a big canvas of the future of the industry and its role in the development of the state and did not limit himself to minor issues that could be addressed by officials. This was revealed by Telangana Film Development Corporation (TGFDC) chairman Dil Raju when he said ticket prices and benefit shows were minute issues ahead of the future to be unveiled by the Chief Minister.

Reiterating his commitment to eradicating social evils like drug addiction and assault on women, he urged film heroes and influential personalities to participate in the campaign keeping in mind their reach and impact on the masses. He suggested that the small cess collected on cinema tickets could be used to build integrated residential schools in the state.

Seeking to dispel the suspicion of the support given by the government to the industry, he reminded that the Congress government has always given great encouragement to the industry for its establishment, existence and growth.

A signal was sent to obey the law

Explaining his vision and commitment, he also indicated that the industrialists should follow the law and as the Chief Minister, he is responsible for the equal implementation of the law. “I don’t act according to my interests or I don’t act on whims and fancies,” he told the gathering.

Videos of the evening theater episode were plated

Videos of the Sandhya Theater episode were played to convey to industry leaders the seriousness of the incident and its impact on society.

Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Wickremarka, Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkata Reddy, Khairatabad DCC Chairman Rohin Reddy, Film Development Corporation Chairman Dil Raju and DGP Jeetendra were present in the meeting held at Police Command Control Center in Banjara Hills.

Actors Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Saidharam Tej, Kalyan Ram, Shiva Balaji, Adavi Shesh represented the industry. Director K. Raghavendra Rao, Trivikram, Koratala Siva, Anil Ravipudi, and producers like Daggubati Suresh Babu, Allu Arvind, KL Narayan, Shyamprasad Reddy, among others.

TGFDC President talking to media

After talking to the media, Dil Raju said that the Chief Minister assured to solve the problem by forming a committee with Deputy Chief Minister Bhatt Virkamarka and representatives of the industry. He said that the FDC will call a meeting with the representatives of the industry and take it to the government for a solution.

He said that the Chief Minister is more focused on bringing the Telugu industry to the world level and he wants the industry to work with the same objective and he said that FDC will take the lead by solving small problems through discussion.

Mr. Dil Raju dismisses the benefit program and ticket price as trivial matters throughout the episode. They are not an agenda for us and they are only part of the bigger picture, he said.

Coming out of the meeting venue, Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkata Reddy said that all the issues had been settled and misinformation had been plugged.