Ramoji Group
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| Industry | conglomerate |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Ramoji Rao |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Services | Mass media, Entertainment, film production, financial services, retail, education, hospitality |
Ramoji Group is a conglomerate headed by Ramoji Rao and headquartered in Hyderabad. Its businesses cover television and newspaper media, film production, financial services, retail, education and hospitality.[1] In 1996, one of its businesses, Ramoji Film City, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest film studio complex in the world.[note 1]
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History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ramoji Group is over five decades old.[1]
Holdings
Ramoji Film City
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Ramoji Film City (Telugu: రామోజీ ఫిలిం సిటీ, RFC) is situated near Hayathnagar in Hyderabad, Telangana. It opened in 1996 and was certified by Guinness World Records as the largest integrated film city.[note 1] It contains over 1,666 acres (6.74 km2) of land, and is the site for Ushakiran Movies. It hosts a theme park and the Ramoji Academy of Film and Television (RAFT), which offers degrees in filmmaking.[1][2][3]
Eenadu
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Eenadu, which started in 1974 in Vizag, is one of India’s largest circulated regional language daily newspapers.[citation needed] Its Telugu language daily is printed from 23 centres.[1][4]
ETV Network
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ETV is a satellite television network of 12 channels aired in eight languages:[1] Telugu, Bangla, Marathi, Kannada, Oriya, Gujarati, Urdu and Hindi. It reaches out to viewers in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, and has a dedicated channel for each of the four Hindi-speaking states.[citation needed]
Ushakiran Television carries out television content development for ETV. It has divisions all over India and employs over 1000 people.[citation needed]
Ushakiran Movies
Ushakiran Movies, founded in 1983, has produced over 80 films in various Indian languages such as Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali.[2][3] It distributes its films through Mayuri.
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Other Holdings
- Margadarshi Chit Fund: The group's flagship company, which was founded in 1962 in a small rented building on Himayat Nagar road, is one of the chit fund (financial instrument) companies, and has a subscriber base of 360,000 members.[citation needed]
- Dolphin Hotels: The group set up its first three-star hotel in Vizag in the 1980s and now operates a range of hotels in Ramoji Film City from luxury Hotel Sitara to budget property Tara.[1][better source needed]
- Kalanjali: A large shopping mall that offers arts, crafts and textiles from all parts of India.[1][better source needed]
- Priya Foods: Manufacturing and marketing condiments, confectionery and edible oils.[1][better source needed]
- Brisah: Women's clothing brand, specializing in formal dress and party wear. Current CEO: Dr Amukurajah.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In 2012, the Prayag Film City of Kolkata was developed and took over the title of world's largest integrated film city.[when?]
References
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External links
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- Companies based in Hyderabad, India
- Conglomerate companies of India
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