

The first Telugu film with audible dialogue, Bhakta Prahlada (1932), was directed by H. In 1921, he produced the silent film, Bhishma Pratigna, generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film, and hence, regarded as the Father of Telugu cinema. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. Telugu films sold 23.3 crore (233 million) tickets in 2022, the highest among various film industries in India. As of 2021, Telugu cinema is the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad. Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Not to be confused with Cinema of West Bengal, also called Tollywood.Ģ809 screens in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India
