Telugu cinema (or Tollywood) is the Indian film industry based in Hyderabad, India producing motion pictures in the Telugu language. Since 1909, Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in many aspects of Indian cinemas history like producing short films, travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, He produced Bhishma Pratigna the first silent film in the state. He is cited as the father of Telugu Cinema.
