Ramoji Film City is an integrated film studio facility located in
Hyderabad
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, India. Spread over 1,666
acres
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(674
ha),
it is the largest film studio complex in the world
and as such has been certified by the
Guinness World Records
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.
It was established by
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
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...
media tycoon Ramoji Rao
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (born 16 November 1936) is an Indian businessman, media entrepreneur, and film producer. He is head of the Ramoji Group which owns the world's largest film production facility Ramoji Film City, '' Eenadu'' newspaper, ETV ...
in 1996.
''
The Guardian
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'' described Ramoji Film City as "city within a city."
It is also a thematic holiday destination and a popular tourism and recreation centre, containing natural and artificial attractions including an amusement park. Around 1.5 million tourists visit the place every year.
History
The film city is the brainchild of media tycoon and film producer
Ramoji Rao
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (born 16 November 1936) is an Indian businessman, media entrepreneur, and film producer. He is head of the Ramoji Group which owns the world's largest film production facility Ramoji Film City, '' Eenadu'' newspaper, ETV ...
, who wanted to build a studio similar to the ones in
Hollywood
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.
On procuring the land, he signed art director
Nitish Roy
Nitish Roy is an Indian film art director, production designer, and costume designer in Hindi cinema and a Bengali Film Director, who is also known for his work with art cinema directors, Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen and Govind Nihlani, Hindi ...
to design the complex. According to an executive, the builders kept the land, which at that time consisted of jungles and mountainous terrain, intact, without removing one tree or mountain. It was built in Hyderabad in 1996 in the outskirts of the city.
''
Maa Naannaku Pelli'' (1997) was the first film shot in the studio.
Studio facilities
The studio has sets such as forests, gardens,
[https://www.bestbus.in/ramoji-film-city/details/ramoji-film-city-gardens] hotels, a railway station, an airport, apartment blocks, mansions and workshops etc.
There is a central kitchen for the various film units shooting at any given point of time. The film city also has 6 hotels inside it, 47 sound stages and permanent sets ranging from railway stations to temples.
The film city has about 1,200 employees, and 8,000 agents.
The film city also handles about 400-500 films per annum in various Indian languages. On any given day, it has the capacity to facilitate 15 shoots.
Tourism
People can visit the film sets, theme parks, amusement rides, etc.
The film city also has the set used for the films ''
Baahubali: The Beginning'' (2015) and ''
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017)'';'' all the statues and props used in the films can be seen here. Around 1.5 million tourists visit the place every year.
See also
*
Telugu Cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, ...
*
Prayag Film City
The Prayag Film City, also known as the Midnapore Film City or Chandrakona Film City or Bengal film city is an integrated film city, located at Chandrakona, West Midnapore, 165 km from Kolkata. Built by the Prayag Group, o ...
*
Noida Film City
*
Film City, Mumbai
*
Film and Television Institute of India
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile ...
*
State Institute of Film and Television
The State Institute of Film and Television (SIFTV) is a Film School under the State University of Performing And Visual Arts located in Rohtak, Haryana, India. The institute was established in 2011 by the Government of Haryana to grow regiona ...
References
External links
Ramoji Film CityOn the Back Lot at the Other Bollywood
History of Ramoji Film City
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1996 establishments in Andhra Pradesh