Producer Dil Raju revealed an interesting plan at the Ramayana success meet. He is planning to build a big premium screen, and a film studio as well.
Hyderabad’s Big Screen Race
Dil Raju’s announcement comes at a time when Telugu producers and stars are competing to give Hyderabad the best theatre experience in the country. Over the last few years, the city has seen a wave of premium screens backed by big names from the industry.
Asian Cinemas has led the trend by partnering with top stars on branded multiplexes, such as AMB Cinemas with Mahesh Babu and AAA Cinemas with Allu Arjun, and it continues to bring in the best formats, including IMAX.
Mythri Movie Makers has also been building new screens and renovating existing ones. Allu Arjun and the Allu family have brought one of the biggest screens in the city to Allu Cinemas.
Dil Raju now plans to join this race with a big screen of his own.
A Studio Too
The studio plan is an even bigger step. Dil Raju is one of the most powerful names in Telugu cinema, as a producer under Sri Venkateswara Creations and as one of the biggest distributors in the Telugu states. A studio of his own would add production infrastructure to that business.
Details such as the location, the screen format and the timeline are yet to be revealed.
Why It Matters
For audiences, more producers building premium screens means better sound, bigger screens and a better experience overall. For the industry, it shows that producers are betting big on the theatrical experience, at a time when films like Ramayana are proving that audiences will come to theatres in huge numbers for the right film.
