Film Nagar, also known as Tinsel Town or Tollywood, is a neighborhood in the western part of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of Tollywood'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 like Nagarjuna, Junior NTR, Brahmaji, Mohan Babu, Balakrishna etc to name a few.[3][4]

Film Nagar
neighbourhood
Lotus Pond Near Film Nagar
Film Nagar Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Film Nagar Film Nagar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 17.416471°N 78.438247°E / 17.416471; 78.438247
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.gov.in

The area and the vicinity is home to some of the largest film production companies like Ramanaidu Studios, Annapurna Studios, Ramakrishna Studios, Padmalaya Studios, Shabdhalaya Theaters, Vaishno Academy, Vyjayanthi Movies, Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures, Sri Venkateswara Creations, Fire Fly Creative Studios, and Makuta Graphics Studios. Shilpakala and Hyderabad International Convention Center, home to the Filmfare Awards South ceremony, are located in the vicinity.[5]

Transport

TSRTC connects Film Nagar to other parts of Hyderabad. The closest MMTS Train station is at HITEC City.

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