Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday assured captains of the Telugu film industry including megastar K. Chiranjeevi and A. Nagarjuna that TRS would include measures being taken for the benefit of Tollywood in the poll TRS party’s manifesto for the GHMC elections.
Chandrashekar Rao assured the delegation led by the two stars that the state government will take all measures required to protect and support the industry in a meeting held at Pragathi Bhavan.
Addressing the film fraternity in the meeting, Rao said concessions and exemptions would be given to support the industry and its workers since they had suffered losses due to the suspension of film shootings and closure of theatres on account of the lockdown following the Covid pandemic.
Representatives of the Telugu Film Chambers detailed for Chief Minister Rao the losses incurred by the industry due to the lockdown and sought his support.
Reminding them of the various measures taken by the…