Telangana : Cabinet sub-committee to address problems of Tollywood

In Telangana,  a Cabinet Sub-Committee will be constituted to resolve the problems of the Telugu film industry. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday said in Hyderabad that the Telugu film Industry will also form a Committee.  The decision was taken at a meeting of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, senior officials and representatives of Tollywood.
Telangana Film Development Corporation chairman and producer Dil Raju told media after the meeting that it was held on a positive note with both the government and the film industry deciding to work together to take the industry to the international level and develop Hyderabad as the global cinema hub. Expressing happiness over Tollywood earning recognition and respect at the national level, the Chief Minister told the delegation that his vision is to see the industry create a brand at the international level.
"Our government has been encouraging the film industry. For us the film industry is as important as Information Technology and Pharmaceuticals," a government statement quoted the Chief Minister as saying. The Chief Minister said Dil Raju was appointed Chairman of the Film Development Corporation (FDC) to coordinate between the government and the industry.Reddy urged the film industry to work with the government in creating awareness to tackle the menace of drugs and participate in other programmes for the good of society.As many as 21 producers, 13 directors and 11 actors were among those who attended the meeting at the Police Command and Control Room in Banjara Hills.
At the meeting held in the backdrop of the recent stampede at a theatre in Hyderabad during the premiere of 'Pushpa 2: The Rule' that killed a woman and subsequent developments including the arrest of actor Allu Arjun, the Chief Minister made it clear that the government is a well-wisher of the film industry..