Balakrishna To Construct A Film Studio In Telangana

Reports are emerging that Nandamuri Balakrishna is planning to construct a Film Studio in Telangana.

Sources say that the proposals were ratified by the Revenue Department and were forwarded to the Chief Secretary.

Telangana cabinet is likely to clear it in the cabinet meeting later today.

ANR got Annapurna Studios lands in 1974 from the then Congress Government and the Studio got inaugurated in 1976.

Around the same time, NTR constructed Ramakrishna Cine Studios near RTC X Roads. The Studio started with the shooting of Dana Veera Sura Karna and Tamil Legend MGR attended the inauguration ceremony.

But then, slowly the area became a commercial hub and it was a small studio. The expansion became difficult due to the unavailability of land there.

NTR constructed a bigger studio in Nacharam. It was called Ramakrishna Horticultural Cine Studio and has permanent sets which are suitable for shooting mythological films. Both these studios, however, housed only the film shoots of NTR and Balakrishna.

When NTR floated the Telugu Desam Party, the studio doubled as his meeting place as well.

After 2000, the studios did not house any film shootings.

Now, Balakrishna is contemplating to build a studio. We do not know the entire plan but we will get to know that soon.

Balakrishna is the Chairman of Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital constructed by NTR. The hospital is a landmark in Hyderabad and we will have to see if the studio will also become one.