Producer
Dil
Raju
is
indisputably
the
face
of
Tollywood
producers.
He
is
one
of
the
decision
makers
in
Telugu
Film
Trade
Council,
which
decided
to
stall
shooting
of
upcoming
films
and
films
that
are
under
production
phase.
The
decision
was
made
in
the
light
of
an
increase
in
the
production
costs
post
COVID.
As
a
protest,
the
producers
have
come
together
to
take
this
step
as
a
measure
to
save
the
Active
Producers
Guild
of
Tollywood.
However,
the
producers
of
the
Telugu
Film
Industry
are
now
spewing
fire
on
Dil
Raju
for
his
alleged
double
standards.
His
own
film,
Thalapathy
Vijay-Vamsi
Paidipally's
Varisu/Vaarasudu
is
going
on
in
Visakhapatnam.
When
questioned
about
the
same,
Dil
Raju
is
said
to
have
replied
with
an
explanation
that
Varisu
is
a
Tamil
film
and
it
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
ongoing
Tollywood
strike.
On
the
same
lines,
Dil
Raju
was
also
put
on
the
spot
for
lying
that
he
had
not
sought
a
hike
in
ticket
prices
for
his
latest
venture
Thank
You,
reported
a
regional
website.
Several
actors
like
Allu
Arjun,
Akkineni
Akhil,
and
directors
like
Surender
Reddy
have
opened
up
on
the
issue
and
decided
to
refuse
remuneration
for
their
respective
projects.
Instead,
to
ease
the
burden
on
producers,
they
are
willing
to
take
a
share
of
the
profit
after
the
film's
release.
Another
producer,
S
Naga
Vamsi,
who
is
bankrolling
Dhanush's
bilingual
titled
Sir/Vaathi,
has
also
come
under
the
radar
for
continuing
filming
of
the
film
which
is
underway
at
Ramoji
Film
City.