Actor-writer-director Srinivas Avasarala’s upcoming Telugu film Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi — releasing on 17 March — has been extensively shot in the UK.
He says the UK is the favourite shooting location for most Telugu filmmakers because of the tax rebates offered by the country work out well for film production.
“We got blanket permission for government locations, free of cost. Other locations were charged though. We shot Mr Majnu (2019) for 42 days in London,” he recalled.
Cinematographer Diwakar Mani shares, as a technician, he felt that Ninnila Ninnila (2021) — starring Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma, and Nithya Menen – had a mood that needed to be captured.
“The film had to be shot in cold weather — I wanted to shoot in November-January since the weather in the UK would add value to the script,” he recalled.