Now,a film to pep up Telangana movement

A film to fan the embers of the Telangana movement is scheduled to be released in December.Srikrishna Committee formed to study the demand for separate state of Telangana is to submit its report by December 31.Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao has already threatened that he will unleash a war in case the Srikrishna panel does not recommend creation of Telangana.Slated for release in December,the film titled Jai Bolo Telangana can add to the pressure on the committee which is looking into the issue.Interestingly,several film personalities from the Andhra and Rayalaseema regions were present at the launch of the film here on Thursday.They included noted director K Raghavendra Rao,who sounded the clap board.Movie Artistes Association (MAA) president M Murali Mohan,director E V V Satyanarayana,producer K S Rama Rao and others.Writer Paruchuri Gopalakrishna who hails from Krishna district in the Andhra region explained that he was a student of Osmania University and that he understood the feelings of the people of the region for a separate state.The man with an acerbic tongue who pours vitriol against anyone coming in the way of a separate Telangana state being achieved,KCR,has penned the lyrics for a song for the movie.However,neither KCR nor TRS MP Vijayashanti made it to the launch of the film.KCRs daughter Kavitha and son K Tarakarama Rao were among a host of Telangana movement leaders who were present at the launch at a private building at Begumpet.The film,being produced by N Shankar,was launched amidst much fanfare.Shankar,who hails from Nalgonda district,had shot to fame with his very first film Encounter dealing with the subject of Naxalites some years ago.For his latest film on T,Shankar selected his artistes through a casting call.The film will be made in the backdrop of the T movement and also the participation of students in the struggle, Shankar said.It may be mentioned here that after the Telangana movement gathered momentum,more films on the subject are being made and released.
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