Telugu movies start changing movie backdrops from Hyderabad to Seemandhra!

Post bifurcation, Telugu film Producers are even opting for titles that would woo audiences. “Hyderabad is no longer central to the story of the film. ‘Venkatadri Express’ is a case in point. The train runs between Hyderabad and Chittoor (in Rayalaseema). The very fact that the producer Gemini Kiran and director Merlapaka Gandhi chose the title is proof enough that the story has to progress to a different region from Telangana. The cast of the film also went to Chittoor and other places to promote the film.”

D Suresh Babu’s venture, interestingly, is titled ‘Bheemavaram Bullodu’. Bheemavaram is in West Godavari in the Andhra. Comedy actor Sunil who is the lead actor in the film was born in Pedapulleru near Bhimavaram.

Producer Suresh Babu took a long time to decide on the title because that would mean alienating the Telangana audience.
“We have taken a conscious decision about the title,” Suresh Babu told the media. Showing business acumen in taking the decision, the production house decided the title would be ‘Bheemavaram Bullodu’. The obvious intention is to get hold of the audience in Andhra in view of the changing scenario in Telangana.

Actor Balakrishna’s new film with director Boyapati Seenu is being shot in Vizag and a considerable number of days are being spent in shooting the film. It was Boyapati Sreenu who gave a hit to Balakrishna after a long time through the film ‘Simha’. Boyapati Sreenu, who hails from Guntur in the Andhra region, perhaps felt it was wise to shoot in the Andhra region driven by business sense.

Telugu film producers who hoped that the division of the state would not take place initially subsequently reconciled themselves to the prospect. “In Telangana or Andhra, Telugu will be spoken and films will continue to be made for the Telugu audience, whether they are living in Andhra, Telangana or abroad like in the US or UK,” TFPC hononary secretary Kodali Venkateswara Rao said.