First Telugu Movie

While Tollywood is currently breaking global box office records with films like RRR and Baahubali , the journey began over 90 years ago in a makeshift studio. Here is the story of the film that started it all.

During the Great Depression, Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu lost his studios and his wealth. To pay off debts, the original prints of his films were melted down to recover the silver nitrate. The film reels were literally boiled to extract a few rupees worth of silver. first telugu movie

The most fascinating part? The film didn't use title cards (text explaining the scene) like other silent films. Instead, they used standing next to the screen, shouting the dialogues in Telugu! A hybrid of cinema and street theater. While Tollywood is currently breaking global box office

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