The producer stresses that shooting days must be strictly controlled, as each additional day costs anywhere between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 50 lakh, depending on the scale of the project.

xTollywood is quietly grappling with one of its most alarming financial crises, with interest payments on loans escalating so rapidly that they now exceed the principal amounts, pushing several producers into severe distress.

Akhanda 2 is a telling example. While the film’s principal loan stood at around Rs 11 crore, accumulated interest over the years reportedly swelled the total liability to more than Rs 28 crore. Even prominent producer T G Vishwaprasad recently issued a statement confirming that he had cleared the principal amount borrowed for his film The Raja Saab and would soon settle the interest to f

See Full Page