<p>After television artistes, it is now the Telugu film industry’s turn to take up the cudgels against dubbed movies flooding the market.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Tollywood, as the Telugu entertainment industry is known, has revived the demand for a ban on dubbed films, saying that they were “stifling local talent and depriving them of the opportunities”.<br /><br />Faced with the prospect of losing out heavily to the movies dubbed from Tamil, the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce (APFCC) has convened a meeting here on April 28 to discuss the ways on imposing a ban on the dubbed movies.<br /><br />“We understand that the state government cannot impose a ban on the release of dubbed films as rules do not permit such a move. But the film industry can take the initiative and see that the dubbed films are restricted. Karnataka has shown the way in this regard," president of the Movie Artistes Association (MAA) and noted actor-producer M Murali Mohan said.<br /><br />Chairman of producers’ wing of the APFCC Natti Kumar said all Telugu producers were, by and large, against dubbed films. “Because of the Tamil dubbed films, distributors are unwilling to buy small budget Telugu films. Several small budget Telugu films could not be released as per schedule because of either lack of buyers or lack of theatres,” he said. <br /><br />Dubbed films starring Tamil heroes like Rajnikanth, Vijay and Surya are in great demand with the distributors willing to pay as high as Rs 28 crore for buying territorial rights.<br />In the neighbouring Karnataka, at the initiative of the local film industry, an informal understanding has been reached to regulate the release of the dubbed films.<br /><br />A section of Telugu filmmakers also favour additional tax on dubbed films to check their dominance. “They should not be released during festive seasons where films of the local big stars hit the screens,” a noted producer said.<br /><br />The APFCC has appointed a four-member committee to submit a white paper on dubbed movies and ways of restricting its penetration. Producers representing different budget categories D Suresh Babu, Dil Raju, Vijayender Reddy and Natti Kumar have been made the members of the committee.</p>
<p>After television artistes, it is now the Telugu film industry’s turn to take up the cudgels against dubbed movies flooding the market.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Tollywood, as the Telugu entertainment industry is known, has revived the demand for a ban on dubbed films, saying that they were “stifling local talent and depriving them of the opportunities”.<br /><br />Faced with the prospect of losing out heavily to the movies dubbed from Tamil, the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce (APFCC) has convened a meeting here on April 28 to discuss the ways on imposing a ban on the dubbed movies.<br /><br />“We understand that the state government cannot impose a ban on the release of dubbed films as rules do not permit such a move. But the film industry can take the initiative and see that the dubbed films are restricted. Karnataka has shown the way in this regard," president of the Movie Artistes Association (MAA) and noted actor-producer M Murali Mohan said.<br /><br />Chairman of producers’ wing of the APFCC Natti Kumar said all Telugu producers were, by and large, against dubbed films. “Because of the Tamil dubbed films, distributors are unwilling to buy small budget Telugu films. Several small budget Telugu films could not be released as per schedule because of either lack of buyers or lack of theatres,” he said. <br /><br />Dubbed films starring Tamil heroes like Rajnikanth, Vijay and Surya are in great demand with the distributors willing to pay as high as Rs 28 crore for buying territorial rights.<br />In the neighbouring Karnataka, at the initiative of the local film industry, an informal understanding has been reached to regulate the release of the dubbed films.<br /><br />A section of Telugu filmmakers also favour additional tax on dubbed films to check their dominance. “They should not be released during festive seasons where films of the local big stars hit the screens,” a noted producer said.<br /><br />The APFCC has appointed a four-member committee to submit a white paper on dubbed movies and ways of restricting its penetration. Producers representing different budget categories D Suresh Babu, Dil Raju, Vijayender Reddy and Natti Kumar have been made the members of the committee.</p>
