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Telangana CM Revanth Reddy wants Hyderabad to be a hub for Hollywood, not just Tollywood or Bollywood

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy wants Hyderabad to be a hub for Hollywood, not just Tollywood or Bollywood

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Hyderabad has long been India’s IT hub. The city saw the arrival of Silicon Valley giants at the turn of the millennium and has since grown into a centre of innovation in South Asia. Parallelly, the city’s cinema has also grown by leaps and bounds, emerging from the tag of ‘regional cinema’ to becoming a ‘pan-India’ behemoth. But for Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, this is just the beginning. Telangana CM Revanth Reddy inaugurated Netflix’s Eyeline Studios in Hyderabad on Thursday. (File photo: PTI) Speaking at the launch of a state-of-the-art VFX studio in the city on Thursday, the CM said marrying tech and cinema will allow Hyderabad to become the home for even Hollywood productions. Revanth Reddy on Hollywood in Hyderabad On Thursday, CM Reddy inaugurated the Hyderabad office of Eyeline Studios, the innovation hub of streaming giant Netflix. The studio has been instrumental in creating the VFX for some of Netflix’s biggest projects, including Wednesday, One Piece, and Stranger Things. After the inauguration, as he addressed reporters present, the CM said, “This is …

Rana Daggubati credits Telugu audience for pushing filmmakers to make ‘bigger and better cinema’ like Baahubali, Kalki

Rana Daggubati credits Telugu audience for pushing filmmakers to make ‘bigger and better cinema’ like Baahubali, Kalki

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Not many know that before he was Bhallaladeva or any other character on screen, Rana Daggubati worked as a VFX artist. Having been involved with the development of VFX in Indian cinema in the 2000s, Rana was perhaps the perfect person to be present for the launch of Netflix’s Eyeline Studios in the country. On Thursday, the studio behind the VFX for titles like Stranger Things and Wednesday launched its first state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad, and Rana was among the guests. Rana Daggubati starred as Bhallaladeva in the Baahubali films. Rana Daggubati thanks audiences for pushing filmmakers Speaking from the stage, the actor-producer spoke about why Hyderabad, his hometown, was the perfect place for this new start. “Today, people speak about Hyderabad as the next centre for innovation. I need to first thank the audiences who kept pushing the filmmakers for bigger and better cinema. The filmmakers from Hyderabad constantly kept pushing boundaries. Whether it is Baahubali of Kalki 2898 AD or RRR contain majority of technicians from this place,” he said. Baahubali, directed by …