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___MASK28___ cinema , also known by its sobriquet Tollywood , is a part of Indian cinema producing films in the ___MASK28___ language , based in the Hyderabad neighbourhood of Film Nagar in the Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh . Since 1909 , filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in many aspects of Indian cinema ' s history , like producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work . In 1921 , he produced the first ___MASK28___ silent film , " Bhishma Pratigna ". He is cited as the father of ___MASK28___ cinema . Chiranjeevi is a Tollywood film which released on 18 April 1985 . This film was directed by C . V . Rajendran . This film stars Chiranjeevi , Vijayashanti with Bhanupriya in a small role . Modern Standard ___MASK8___ ( Devanagari :         , " Mnak Hind ") or simply ___MASK8___ ( Devanagari :      , " Hind "), is an Indian language and a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language . ___MASK8___ is one of the official languages of India , and is the " lingua franca " of the ___MASK8___ belt languages . Outside India , ___MASK8___ is an official language in Fiji , and is a recognised regional language in Mauritius , Suriname , Guyana , and Trinidad and Tobago . Pranam Khareedu ( ___MASK59___ title : " Cost of Life ") is a 1978 ___MASK28___ film . It starred Jayasudha , Rao Gopal Rao , Chandra Mohan , Chiranjeevi , Reshma Roy , and Madhavi in a guest appearance . The film released on 22 September 1978 . The film is based on a play written by C . S . Rao ( writer ). It is the debut film for character actor Kota Srinivasa Rao . Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards , presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry . The awards were introduced in 1954 , around the films released in 1953 & Filmfare Awards initially recognizing the ___MASK8___ film industries . In 1964 awards were extended to Best Picture in Tamil , ___MASK28___ , Bengali and Marathi , around the films released in 1963 . The inclusion of Malayalam cinema in the awards came in 1967 while Kannada cinema was recognized in 1970 . Each industry is given its own set of creative awards in annual ceremonies that have predominantly been held in Chennai and Hyderabad . The Nandi Awards is the highest award ceremony for excellence in ___MASK28___ cinema , ___MASK28___ theatre , ___MASK28___ Television , and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema , presented annually by the Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana . " Nandi " means " bull ", the award being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi  a cultural and historical symbol of the ___MASK28___ people . Nandi Awards are presented in four categories : Gold , Silver , Bronze , and Copper . A variant , the Nandi Natakotsavam Awards for Theater , is also given every year by the government for social , mythological and poetic dramas . Vijayashanti is an Indian film actress , producer and a politician . In a film career spanning thirty years , she has acted in over 186 feature films in a variety of roles in various Indian languages including ___MASK28___ , Tamil , Malayalam , Kannada and Hindi . She was tagged " The Lady Superstar " and " Lady Amitabh " of South Indian cinema . She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her work as a " super cop " in " Karthavyam " ( 1991 ), and received six Filmfare Awards South for best acting , including the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award ( South ) in the year 2003 , and four state Nandi Awards for her performance . Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad ( born 22 August 1955 ), better known by his stage name Chiranjeevi , is an Indian film actor , dancer , producer , singer , voice artist , politician , businessman , investor and a member of the Indian National Congress . He was the Minister of State with independent charge for the Ministry of Tourism , Government of India . Prior to politics , Chiranjeevi has attended the Madras Film Institute , and had worked primarily in ___MASK28___ cinema , in addition to Tamil , Kannada and Hindi films . He made his acting debut in 1978 , with the film " Punadhirallu ". However , " Pranam Khareedu " was released earlier at the box office . Known for his break dancing skills , Chiranjeevi was starred in 150 feature films in a variety of roles . In 1987 he was starred in " Swayam Krushi ", which was dubbed into Russian , and was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival . In the same year , Chiranjeevi was one of the Indian delegates at the 59th Academy Awards . In 1988 , he co - produced " Rudraveena ", which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration .