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Kollywood is being regularly drawn
towards other regions which offer
locations for shooting. The exotic
foreign locations have always been
used for songs. But, now there seems
to be a strong liking for Hyderabad
among the film folk of Tamil Nadu.
The reason is that it is much easier
to obtain permission to shoot in
the city than in the industry’s
home state. There might also be
the added advantage of not having
huge numbers of fans crowding around
the sets every time.
Movies currently being shot in Hyderabad
include two of Tamil cinema’s
biggest draws this year: Kamal Haasan’s
Unnaipol Oruvan and Vijay’s
Vettaikaran. Unnaipol Oruvan is
said to be shooting some scenes
in a government office while Vettaikaran
is stationed in a college where
scenes involving Vijay and Anushka
are being shot.
Hyderabad has always been a favored
location for film industries across
the country, mainly because of its
proximity to the huge Ramoji Rao
Studios where almost any kind of
scene can be shot. Now with the
city also being a preferred destination,
film fans from Tamil Nadu might
now have to take a trip to Hyderabad
to catch their favorite stars in
action.
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