The organisers also pointed out that it was because of minister K.T. Rama Rao that Hyderabad would host IIFA Utsavam
K.T. Rama Rao with Kamal Haasan
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) on Tuesday announced the first edition of IIFA Utsavam for the South Indian Film Industry. The event will be held from December 4 to 6 at Gachibowli Outdoor Stadium, Hyderabad.
This is the first time that IIFA is hosting in India and the organisers announced that the event would be extended in the coming three years.
Venkatesh
The organisers also pointed out that it was because of minister K.T. Rama Rao that Hyderabad would host IIFA Utsavam.
“The event organisers told me that they would bring Hollywood stars for the event, which is great,” says KTR, promising full support from the state government.
Tamannaah
Celebrities like Kamal Haasan, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, Allu Sirish, Namrata, Tamannaah, Suresh Babu, Ram Mohan Rao, Devi Sri Prasad along with Telangana ministers Talasani Srinivasa Yadav and K.T. Rama Rao attended the curtain raiser and expressed their happiness.
Day one of the event will see an interaction with prominent film personalities, CEOs and policymakers to discuss cinema-tourism and other investment opportunities.
Namrata Shirodkar
On day two, IIFA Utsavam will felicitate and celebrate talent from Tamil and Malayalam film industries. The final day will be for the Kannada and Telugu industries.
Nominees will be vying for 12 popular awards and six special awards that will be presented to winners from each region and those common across the four languages. Technical awards will be presented for 10 categories.
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