There was a considerable amount of criticism evolved from the AP people when the Tollywood big wigs met KCR to permit them to conduct their regular shooting as the industry is hit terribly due to this COVID-19. Though most of the film and serial shootings take place in Hyderabad, many questioned whether KCR is the only CM for the Tollywood people and asked why Jagan hasn’t been contacted for permission to conduct shoots.
Now, without taking that controversy into consideration, the AP government has once again shown their big heart to the film fraternity. The AP government voluntarily came forward and said that they are not going to charge a single rupee for the shooting that takes place in public places and the properties that belong to the AP government.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, for more than two months, the shootings of various movies and serials were stopped all of a sudden. Thousands of the cine workers lost their employment and income and the permission for the shooting hasn’t been placed in the exemptions offered by the center yet.
A loss of 500cr. rupees occurred to the film industry in the meanwhile and this offer from the AP government is very good news for the TFI filmmakers. This encourages them to conduct their shootings in Andhra Pradesh extensively and it is known that recently, Jagan promised to give thousands of acres to build new film studios near Vizag.