Telugu Film Industry Celebrated as International Film Festival of India Gets Off to Goan Carnival Start

Lucian Nemoiu

India’s vibrant Telugu-language film industry, known to the western world for Oscar winner “RRR,” was a dominant presence at the inauguration of the 56th International Film Festival of India in Goa. This year, the event eschewed the normal launch in an indoor stadium in favor of a carnival parade, which Goa is famous for. After a formal inauguration by dignitaries including Indian Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Goa Governor