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Because something wonderful is happening in Telugu cinema.

Six successful films. Six different directors. Six different stories.

From June 19th to August 21st.
Just 62 days.

It started with Nandini Reddy’s Maa Inti Bangaram.
Murali Krishna Abburu - Lenin. 
Ravi Namburi - Chennai Love Story.
Merlapaka Gandhi - Korean Kankaraju.
Venky Atluri - Vishwanathan & Sons.
And finally, Shiva Nirvana’s Irumudi, now shaking the box office!

Six directors.
Six different films.
Six different voices.

One industry.
One exciting wave.

This is what cinema needs.

Not just big stars.
Not just big budgets.
Not just familiar formulas.

New voices.
New ideas.
New victories.

When different kinds of filmmakers succeed, the entire industry becomes bigger.

Maybe this is more than six successful films in 62 days.

Maybe Telugu cinema is entering a new phase.

And that's something worth celebrating.

Of course, behind these six successes are hundreds of sleepless nights, countless doubts, struggles, sacrifices and relentless efforts by the directors and their teams.

Because every successful film we celebrate on Friday has already been fought for long before the audience sees it.

Here's to the filmmakers who keep dreaming, fighting and making cinema happen.

- Manohar Chimmani