Film Nagar, also known as Tinsel Town or Tollywood, is a neighbourhood in the western part of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of Telugu cinema's historic studios. The area is majorly a part of Jubilee Hills and also a small part of Banjara Hills. The area is the headquarters of Telugu film industry, and the residential hub of many Telugu film personalities such as Chiranjeevi, Daggubati Venkatesh, Allu Arjun, Nagarjuna, Junior NTR, Brahmaji, Mohan Babu and Balakrishna.[3][4]
Film Nagar
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neighbourhood
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Aerial view of Road no.80 in Film Nagar
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  Film Nagar Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Film Nagar Film Nagar (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 17°24′53″N 78°24′32″E / 17.41472°N 78.40889°E / 17.41472; 78.40889 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Location | Hyderabad |
| Named for | Film actors colony |
| Government | |
| • Type | TRS |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST |
| Vehicle registration | TS 09 |
| Website | telangana |
The area and the vicinity is home to some of the largest film production companies like Ramanaidu Studios, Annapurna Studios, Ramakrishna Studios, Padmalaya Studios, Sabdhalaya Theaters, Vaishno Academy, Vyjayanthi Movies, Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures, Sri Venkateswara Creations, Fire Fly Creative Studios, and Makuta VFX. Shilpakala Vedika and Hyderabad International Convention Centre, home to the Filmfare Awards South ceremony, are located in the vicinity.[5]
TSRTC connects Film Nagar to other parts of Hyderabad. The closest MMTS Train station is at HITEC City and the closest Jubilee Hills Check Post metro station is at Jubilee Hills.