The film industry based in Andhra Pradesh is referred as Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Telugu, the Language where this industry is based, and Hollywood.

The Telugu movie industry is based in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The Telugu film industry produces the largest number of films every year in India, with about 245 films produced in 2006.[1] Popular movies tend to open during the three festive/holiday seasons of the region: Sankranthi, Ugadi, and Dussera. In 2004, total revenue for the Sankranthi season was around Rs. 1.5 billion (US$37 million, as of July 17, 2007). There are number of TV channels ( Teja TV [2] etc.,) dedicated exclusively to feature programs related to Telugu movies.

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