Film Nagar | |
Settlement Type: | neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
Coordinates: | 17.4147°N 78.4089°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
Subdivision Type2: | Location |
Subdivision Name2: | Hyderabad |
Named For: | Film actors colony |
Government Type: | TRS |
Governing Body: | GHMC |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Registration Plate: | TS 09 |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | GHMC |
Film Nagar, also known as Tinsel Town or Tollywood, is a neighbourhood in the western part of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of Telugu cinema's historic studios. The area is majorly a part of Jubilee Hills and also a small part of Banjara Hills. The area is the headquarters of Telugu film industry, and the residential hub of many Telugu film personalities such as Chiranjeevi, Daggubati Venkatesh, Allu Arjun, Nagarjuna, Junior NTR, Brahmaji, Mohan Babu and Balakrishna.[1] [2]
The area and the vicinity is home to some of the largest film production companies like Ramanaidu Studios, Annapurna Studios, Ramakrishna Studios, Padmalaya Studios, Sabdhalaya Theaters, Vaishno Academy, Vyjayanthi Movies, Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures, Sri Venkateswara Creations, Fire Fly Creative Studios, and Makuta VFX. Shilpakala Vedika and Hyderabad International Convention Centre, home to the Filmfare Awards South ceremony, are located in the vicinity.[3]
TSRTC connects Film Nagar to other parts of Hyderabad. The closest MMTS Train station is at HITEC City and the closest Jubilee Hills Check Post metro station is at Jubilee Hills.