We Will Set Up A Film Chamber In Telangana: Shankar
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Filmmakers
from
the
soon-to-be
new
state
of
Telangana
have
expressed
interest
in
setting
up
a
separate
film
committee
called
'Telangana
Cinema
Force'
to
formulate
new
guidelines
to
defend
the
process
of
filmmaking
and
exhibition
in
the
state.
Director
N
Shankar
will
head
the
soon-to-be-formed
'Telangana
Cinema
Force'.
Talking
to
IANS,
he
"All
these
years,
the
Telugu
film
industry
has
been
run
by
rich
and
influential
people,
but
we
won't
let
that
happen
anymore.
We
are
on
the
verge
of
setting
up
a
film
chamber
as
well
as
a
union
to
protect
members
of
our
film
family
in
Telangana."
On
July
30,
it
was
announced
that
Andhra
Pradesh
would
be
divided
to
carve
out
a
separate
Telangana
state.
"The
Telangana
film
fraternity
has
more
than
500-odd
members,
including
filmmakers,
actors
and
even
technicians.
We
all
intend
to
come
together
to
set
up
Telangana
film
chamber,
committee
and
even
a
union
to
make
our
own
films
and
exhibit
them.
Films
made
by
Telangana
filmmakers
all
these
years
had
very
limited
release
due
to
monopolisation
of
rich
producers," he
added.
Over
the
years,
Telugu
films
such
as
Jai
Bolo
Telangana,
Encounter,
Maa
Bhoomi
and
Daasi,
have
come
out
of
Telangana.
"All
kinds
of
films
should
be
supported
by
the
industry.
Our
films
always
had
a
very
limited
release
because
none
of
them
had
any
star
actors.
We
want
to
redefine
the
producer-distributor
relationship
and
ensure
our
films
too
have
wider
release,"
he
said.
"We
don't
want
to
make
star-studded
films.
We
want
to
make
films
that
will
showcase
the
cultural
values
and
tradition
of
our
state.
We
don't
even
have
a
studio
or
film
schools
to
nurture
talent.
We
will
request
our
government
to
look
into
this
matter," said
Shankar.
He
wants
that
the
Telangana
film
industry
should
be
treated
on
a
par
with
others.
"Bengali,
Bhojpuri
and
even
Marathi
industries
are
being
recognised
for
their
films,
but
not
Telangana.
We
have
made
some
award-winning
films
as
well.
We
don't
want
to
feel
discriminated.
We
like
to
be
treated
as
other
film
industry," he
added.
"There
are
several
low-budget
films
being
made
here,
but
nobody
ever
gets
to
see
them.
Films
such
as
'Hyderabadi
Nawab'
were
critically
acclaimed,
but
audiences
only
happen
to
watch
them
illegally,
and
not
in
cinemas," he
said.
Shankar
admits
it
will
be
a
time-consuming
process.
"The
change
may
happen
only
over
a
course
of
few
years,
but
if
we
don't
start
now,
then
we
are
likely
to
never
see
change
take
place,"
he
added.