Are we losing senior actors in the Telugu film industry?
The History Of Indian Cinema:
The Indian film industry produces over 1600 films per year. There are some major cities in India that are in production. Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Bhubaneshwar-Calcutta, Bangalore, and Guwahati are among them. It has been almost a decade since the INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY ranked annual film output in the entire world. The box office ranked third in 2019 with a total of nearly $225 billion.
Tollywood Film Industry:
Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu used to produce short videos while traveling around Asia to help the film industry in 1909. Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu produced the silent film Bhishma Pratigna, which is widely regarded as the first Telugu feature film. Tollywood refers to Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu as the “Father of Telugu Cinema.” Sati Savitri was directed by C. Pullayya in 1933, and he received an Honorary Diploma at the 2nd Venice International Film Festival.
Pathala Bhairavi (1951) was the only South Indian film to screen at the India International Film Festival. Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Malliswari (1951), Devadasu (1953), Mayabazar (1957), and Nartanasala (1958) are some of the South Indian films and classics (1963)., Maro Charitra (1978), Maa Bhoomi (1979), Sankarabharanam (1980), Sagara Sangamam (1983), and Siva (1989) CNN-IBN named among the “100 Greatest Indian Films of All Time.”
B. Narsing Rao’s ethnographic film Maa Ooru won the “Main Prize -Media Wave Award.” N. T. Sastry’s Thilaadanam won the “New Current Award” at the 7th Busan International Film Festival. Swathi Muthayam was India’s official entry for the “59th Academy Awards.” The film was directed by the legendary K.Viswanath. Rajnesh Dompalli’s movie “Vanaja” won the “Best First Feature Award” at the 57th Berlinale. Baahuballi and History RRR, both directed by Unstoppable S. S Rajamouli, are the only Indian films to have won the American Saturn Award for Best International Film in recent years.
Tollywood’s Ascension:
B.N Reddy and Moola Narayana Swamy founded Vijaya Vauhini Studios in Chennai in 1948. The Tollywood Legend L.V. Prasad began his film career with Bhakta Prahlada and established Prasad Studios in Chennai in 1956. D.V.S Raju’s work shifted the entire Telugu Film Industry from Chennai to Hyderabad, under N. T. Rama Rao as the political ruler.
Is Tollywood going to see that End Era?
Superstar Krishna: 1945 – 2022
Yesterday morning at 4 a.m, Tollywood lost another Golden Era Superstar, Krishna. The Telugu film industry is witnessing the return of Golden Era actors and actresses. The actors and actresses who have left their imprint on the hearts of millions of fans are no longer with us.