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Film Nagar

Neighbourhood in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Film Nagar

Summary

Neighbourhood in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Film Nagar, also known as Tinsel Town or Tollywood, is a neighbourhood in the western part of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of Telugu cinema's historic studios. The area is mostly a part of Jubilee Hills and also a small part of Banjara Hills. The area is the headquarters of Telugu film industry, and the residential hub of many Telugu film personalities such as Chiranjeevi, Daggubati Venkatesh, Allu Arjun, Nagarjuna, Junior NTR, Brahmaji, Mohan Babu and Balakrishna.

The area and the vicinity is home to some of the largest film production companies like Ramanaidu Studios, Annapurna Studios, Ramakrishna Studios, Padmalaya Studios, Sabdhalaya Theatres, Vaishno Academy, Vyjayanthi Movies, Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures, Sri Venkateswara Creations, Fire Fly Creative Studios, and Makuta VFX. Shilpakala Vedika and Hyderabad International Convention Centre, home to the Filmfare Awards South ceremony, are located in the vicinity.

Transport

TSRTC connects Film Nagar to other parts of Hyderabad. The closest MMTS Train station is at HITEC City and the closest Hyderabad Metro station is at Jubilee Hills Check Post metro station in Jubilee Hills.

References

References

  1. (8 December 2011). "56th Filmfare Awards South". [[The Times of India]].
  2. (11 June 2011). "Idea Filmfare awards ceremony on July 2". [[The Times of India]].
  3. (2013-05-07). "Most of Jubilee Hills, Film Nagar is Wakf land". The Hindu.
  4. Bhandaram, Vishnupriya. (2013-02-23). "Keep it light". The Hindu.
  5. (2013-03-18). "Security to be tightened at Ravindra Bharathi, Lalitha Kala Thoranam". [[The Times of India]].
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