Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tollywood now under war conditions
Tollywood is the Telegu film centre for the world and produced 275 films in 2008. This number is substantial and compares with Hollywood production of 610 in the same year, though both Hollywood (California, USA) and Bollywood (Mumbai, nr beautiful downtown Vasai) probably produce less films than Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Tollywood has earned several Guinness records, including nods for the most films directed by male and female directors, the most films produced by a person and for having the largest film studio in the world.
The regional war in Andra Pradesh concerning the proposed state of Telegana is threatening to escalate and envelop the entertainment industry. Hours after actor Mohan Babu assailed TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao for letting his party workers disrupt a film shooting for his home production on Tuesday morning, the TRS vitiated the stir further by urging shops in Telangana to boycott soft drinks promoted by actor sons of politicians against the division.
Chief Minister K Rosaiah today expressed the fears that the Telugu film industry might shift its operations from Hyderabad to Chennai in the wake of increasing attacks on filmshooting by pro-Telangana agitators. The chief minister made the statement today after several bigwigs from the film industry reportedly threatened to shut down their operations in Hyderabad.
IMO: Chennai is of course the largest film production centre in the world already, far bigger than Hollywood, USA, particularly after the downgrading of the entire USA to its present low standing in the world because of the corruption of its banking sector, the extremely poor level of its health care and its exposed role as a continued neocolonial exploiter by mindless wars which USA usually loses.
Tollywood has earned several Guinness records, including nods for the most films directed by male and female directors, the most films produced by a person and for having the largest film studio in the world.
The regional war in Andra Pradesh concerning the proposed state of Telegana is threatening to escalate and envelop the entertainment industry. Hours after actor Mohan Babu assailed TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao for letting his party workers disrupt a film shooting for his home production on Tuesday morning, the TRS vitiated the stir further by urging shops in Telangana to boycott soft drinks promoted by actor sons of politicians against the division.
Chief Minister K Rosaiah today expressed the fears that the Telugu film industry might shift its operations from Hyderabad to Chennai in the wake of increasing attacks on filmshooting by pro-Telangana agitators. The chief minister made the statement today after several bigwigs from the film industry reportedly threatened to shut down their operations in Hyderabad.
IMO: Chennai is of course the largest film production centre in the world already, far bigger than Hollywood, USA, particularly after the downgrading of the entire USA to its present low standing in the world because of the corruption of its banking sector, the extremely poor level of its health care and its exposed role as a continued neocolonial exploiter by mindless wars which USA usually loses.
# posted by uv : 4:40 PM
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