Tamannaah, Kamal Hassan, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna attend IIFA UTSAVAM launch event
4 Nov 2015 9:14 AM IST4 Nov 2015 9:14 AM IST
Tamannaah, Kamal Hassan, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna attend IIFA UTSAVAM launch event
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) on Tuesday announced the first edition of IIFA Utsavam for the South Indian Film Industry. Photo: Viral Bhayani- Pictures from the IIFA Utsavam launch event held in Hyderabad, on Tuesday.
- Pictures from the IIFA Utsavam launch event held in Hyderabad, on Tuesday.
- Pictures from the IIFA Utsavam launch event held in Hyderabad, on Tuesday.
- Pictures from the IIFA Utsavam launch event held in Hyderabad, on Tuesday.
- Pictures from the IIFA Utsavam launch event held in Hyderabad, on Tuesday.
- Pictures from the IIFA Utsavam launch event held in Hyderabad, on Tuesday.
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- 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.
- 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.
- Day one of the event will see an interaction with prominent film personalities, CEOs and policymakers to discuss cinema-tourism and other investment opportunities.
- 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
- “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.
- Another superstar of South, Nagarjuna said IIFA would help in promoting their Cinema on international platform. “What IIFA will do is (that) it will put Southern cinema on a platform where it can be shared internationally. They have the experience
- Pointing out that more than 600 films, out of 1000-odd films made annually, are crafted in south, the actor said, “Right from the beginning, South has been where national cinema lived. It is high time that we are celebrated and I am glad it is
- Hailing the event, superstar Kamal Haasan said, “IIFA Utsavam is a wonderful initiative taken by the International Indian Film Academy to help build the outreach of film industries across India. Given the global acclaim of the IIFA platform, I am
- According to organisers, the Cinema of South India is being celebrated as a single entity by encompassing four massive film industries namely Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
- During the announcement film stars from South showed their support by voting for their favourite movies and talent at the IIFA Utsavam Voting Day.
- The organisers also pointed out that it was because of minister K.T. Rama Rao that Hyderabad would host IIFA Utsavam.
- “IIFA Utsavam has been conceptualised to specially give due credit and honour the prolific body of work and brilliance of the Cinema of South India.We are confident the celebrations are going to be a huge success and emerge as a milestone event for
- 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.
- The event will be held from December 4 to 6 at Gachibowli Outdoor Stadium, Hyderabad.
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) on Tuesday announced the first edition of IIFA Utsavam for the South Indian Film Industry. Photo: Viral Bhayani
Tamannaah, Kamal Hassan, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna attend IIFA UTSAVAM launch event
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