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Mana Panel Promises Producer Welfare Reforms Ahead of TFPC Elections
The Telugu Film Producers Council is preparing for an election.
One group, called the Mana Panel, shared its plans.
Its leader, C. Kalyan, said the group wants to help all film producers.
The panel wants to increase medical insurance coverage from ₹4 lakh to ₹5 lakh.
It also wants to support older producers and the families of producers who have died.
Small films may get more OTT opportunities through a new website.
The panel said it would discuss film industry property problems with the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
It also said its election process was handled according to the rules.
The Mana Panel outlined welfare proposals ahead of Telugu Film Producers Council elections in Hyderabad.
President candidate C. Kalyan promised to raise medical insurance coverage from ₹4 lakh to ₹5 lakh.
The panel proposed a pension committee and support for deceased producers’ families, including education and marriages.
It plans to create website-based OTT opportunities for small films and address industry property issues with both chief ministers.
The panel defended its nomination process and promised transparency in managing producers’ welfare.
- Who
- The Mana Panel, led by president candidate C. Kalyan, along with Chadalavada Srinivasa Rao and Thummala Prasanna Kumar.
- What
- The panel announced producer-welfare reforms and addressed issues surrounding the Telugu Film Producers Council elections.
- Where
- Hyderabad.
- When
- On the eve of the Telugu Film Producers Council polls; a specific date was not stated.
- Why
- To present the Mana Panel’s plans for producer welfare, industry issues, transparency, and election management.
Key facts
- Election
- Telugu Film Producers Council elections
- Panel
- Mana Panel
- President candidate
- C. Kalyan
- Current insurance coverage
- ₹4 lakh
- Proposed insurance coverage
- ₹5 lakh
- Small-film proposal
- Create website-based OTT opportunities
- Future welfare contribution
- From 2032, 30 percent of revenue from an earlier-constructed building would go to the welfare fund








