South Africa tour of India 2019
Talasani Meets Actors, As CM Wants To Strengthen The Film Industry In Telangana
Focusing on the concern of Tollywood, Telangana State Cinematography Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav on Wednesday called on Tollywood movie Mega Star Chiranjeevi and King Nagarjuna at Chiranjeevi's house and held discussions on the strengthening of the film industry in the State. They discussed the other pending issues as well viz. safety concerns of women at cinema locations, government welfare schemes, shortage of theatres, online ticketing, and shooting permits.
As per the officials, the Minister requested the Telugu film industry to come up with suggestions to make Telangana a destination for filmmaking in the country with the latest available technologies in the world.
Sources said that the proposal to set up a film city and research wing in the areas of film production and skill development among the filmmaking workers was discussed in the meeting. It is reported that the minister is ready to provide all sorts of assistance on behalf of the government.
Also, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will hold a meeting with the film fraternity soon in Hyderabad and finalize an action plan to strengthen the film industry in Telangana.
