Tollywood
South Asian cinema |
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Mughal Gardens replica in Ramoji Film City, a movie studio in Hyderabad |
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Industry | Motion pictures |
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Founded | 1921 Madras, Madras Presidency, (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Headquarters | Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Website | www.apfilmchamber.com |
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh (also known as Telugu cinema or Tollywood), is a part of Indian cinema, based in Hyderabad, India. Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu is considered to be the father of Telugu Cinema. Since 1909, he was involved in many aspects of Indian cinemas history, like travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, He produced Bhishma Pratigna the first silent film in the state. The first film studio in South India, Durga Cinetone was built in 1936 by Nidamarthi Surayya in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.
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