Tollywood Producers to Move CCI Against Federation’s ‘Monopoly’
12 Aug 2025 9:07 AM IST12 Aug 2025 9:07 AM IST
We have prepared all the documents to move the CCI to New Delhi, and our representatives are already there, said T. Prasanna Kumar, General Secretary of the Telugu Film Producer Council
Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Amid the ongoing Tollywood crisis, some producers are planning to approach the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to challenge what they call the Federation’s monopoly and to push for allowing new members. “We have prepared all the documents to move the CCI to New Delhi, and our representatives are already there. Back in 2017, the CCI had questioned the Federation’s monopoly and strict rules preventing non-members from working in films. We will again make the Chamber a party in this case and demand that producers be allowed to hire workers of their choice without any hassles,” said T. Prasanna Kumar, General Secretary of the Telugu Film Producer Council.
He also criticised the Federation’s demand that producers hire 10 local fighters even when importing 10 fighters from Mumbai. “We end up paying local fighters even if they don’t work. Out of the 25,000 workers in the Federation, only about 50% are getting jobs. We hope they will soon accept the Chamber’s proposals for a nine-hour shift and other proposals. The demand for extra pay for dual-language shoots should also be scrapped, since they already earn double wages if working hours are extended,” he concluded.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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