Following
the
decision
of
soon-to-be
new
state
of
Telangana
to
set
up
a
separate
film
council
and
chamber,
members
of
Seemandhra
have
now
expressed
desire
to
start
a
new
film
city
in
their
region
for
the
benefit
of
filmmakers.
"Following
the
state's
divide,
we
are
concerned
about
that
fate
of
our
film
industry.
We
need
a
parallel
film
city
in
Seemandhra
as
we
fear
if
Hyderabad
is
taken
over
by
Telangana,
then
we
are
likely
to
miss
out
on
lot
of
benefits," producer
Natti
Kumar,
who
is
heading
the
campaign
for
a
new
film
city,
told
IANS.
"Our
focus
is
not
to
compete
with
our
counterparts,
but
to
protect
our
industry
that
runs
into
hundreds
of
crores.
We
have
raised
concerns
to
make
places
such
as
Vizag,
Tirupathi
and
Vijayawada
as
the
next
shooting
spots
and
also
sanction
lands
to
set
up
new
studios
and
labs
in
Seemandhra," he
added.
Hyderabad
is
home
to
the
famed
Ramoji
Film
City,
and
all
other
big
ticket
film
studios.
On
July
30,
it
was
announced
that
Andhra
Pradesh
would
be
divided
to
carve
out
a
separate
Telangana
state.
Not
long
ago,
a
group
of
filmmakers
from
Telangana
region
expressed
interest
to
set
up
a
separate
committee
called
Telangana
Cinema
Task
Force,
which
would
protect
the
rights
of
filmmakers
in
their
region.
A
memorandum
on
the
concern
of
Seemandhra
filmmakers
has
been
submitted
to
a
special
committee,
which
is
overlooking
issues
related
to
the
bifurcation
of
the
state.
"We
have
submitted
a
memorandum
with
respect
to
the
issues
we
are
likely
to
face
as
an
industry
in
the
wake
of
the
state's
divide.
We
have
also
sought
the
support
of
Seemandhra
politicians
in
making
this
effort
a
success.
We
only
want
to
set
up
a
parallel
film
capital
with
all
the
basic
facilities," said
Kumar.