Hyderabad: Film sets of Nagarjuna’s ‘Manam’, Chiranjeevi’s movie catch fire at Annapurna Studios

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Hyderabad: Massive fire broke out on a film set at the Tollywood’s famous Annapurna Studios in Banjara Hills here last evening.
“A film set caught fire at around 6.15 P.M, following which four fire tenders were pressed into service. Though flames were very high, the blaze was completely extinguished within two hours,” Hyderabad Assistant District Fire Officer Y Prabhakar Reddy told PTI tonight.
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He said no casualties are reported in the incident.
According to another Fire official, the exact cause of the blaze was being ascertained. However, prima facie short circuit is suspected to be the cause, he said.
Annapurna Studios, promoted by noted film actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, is one of the oldest studios in South India. It was established in 1975 by the late Telugu actor Nageswara Rao Akkineni.
It mainly produces and distributes Telugu films and also provides various production facilities, including sound stages for set construction, outdoor sets, editing, dubbing and digital intermediate suites.
According to the report published in New Indian Express, one of the sets was erected for the shooting of the film “Manam“. Chiranjeevi’s film set also engulfed in fire.
Later, Akhil, Akkineni Nagarjuna’s younger son tweeted, “Unfortunately there was a fire accident in Annapurna studios this evening. Fortunately, it was contained and no one was injured. Thank god”


It is also reported that media had reached the spot of the incident before fire tenders. Meanwhile, Mr. Nagarjuna talking to reporters said that nobody was allowed access as it is a private property.