State Aims To Make Mysuru Cinema Capital Of India

Projected to be built via PPP model, an expression of interest will be issued as soon as earmarked land in Himmavu village is fenced

- K SHIVA KUMAR @Mysuru

WITH an aim to help Mysuru regain its past glory and make it the cinema capital of India, the state government has initiated a project to develop a film city on 160 acres of land. Projected to be built via Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, an expression of interest will be issued as soon as earmarked land in Himmavu village is fenced.

A popular destination over the last eight decades, Mysuru has served as a filming destination for renowned directors such as Raj Kapoor, Mani Ratnam, Manmohan Desai, P Vasu, and Bharathiraja.

The 1940s also witnessed Hollywood movies being filmed here. It was a favourite haunt for acclaimed actors such as MGR, Rajkumar, NTS, Rajanikanth, Amitabh Bachchan and others. Recently, a portion of Rajanikanth's Jailer-2 movie was shot near Bilikere, on the Mysuru-Madikeri road.