Chennai: Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday inaugurated the MGR centenary film studio at Paiyanur near Mahabalipuram. The Film Studio is said to be the tallest one in the country.
The 56-foot high, 360 feet long and 100 feet wide studio was constructed using funds collected by the Federation of Film Employees Union of South India (FEFSI), at Paiyanur, at a cost of Rs. 5 crore on the land provided by the State government. “I am happy to inaugurate the studio named after puratchi thalaivar MGR (former Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran). It is also the tallest film studio set up in the country,” he said while speaking on the occasion.
Recalling that the State which was home to several film studios in the past, witnessed a drop in numbers as they were converted into residential or commercial buildings, he said it was appropriate at this juncture to congratulate the employees of FEFSI for having made donations to establish this studio.
Mr Palaniswami suggested that directors of other language films could consider the studio for their shoot. The Chief Minister also assured government support to construct houses, as per the Labour laws, for FEFSI workers. Responding to a request by FEFSI president and film director R. K. Selvamani for funds to establish an auditorium, Mr. Palaniswami said, “I am happy to inform that the government will offer Rs. 5 crore to set it up.
According to sources the film studio, spread across 15 acres of land, has all the latest equipment and has also been designed to facilitate film shoots in other languages for various film industries.
