Hyderabad, March 13 Asserting that talent is the only true benchmark for success in the film industry, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy praised actor Allu Arjun's rise and expressed hope for his entry into Hollywood movies.
Addressing the gathering after inaugurating 'Allu Cinemas' here on Thursday, the CM also said the Telangana government intends to make the film industry a part of the state's success story.
"In the future, Allu Arjun should excel not only in Pan India (movies), but also in Hollywood. Our talent (Telugu actors') should reach there as well. Until now, we used to compare our Telugu movies with Bollywood only in terms of collections," the CM said.
He further said that language barriers in the movie industry have long disappeared, and only talent makes the difference.
Reddy said the Telugu film industry should be in a position to compete with Hollywood, but not with neighboring states or Bollywood anymore.
He assured that the state government will extend its full support to the movie industry in Telangana.
He praised Allu Arjun and his family for their efforts in building 'Allu Cinemas', a movie theatre complex.