Andhra Pradesh is the state with the most cinema halls in India, at around 3300. The state also produces about 200 movies a year. It has around 40% (330 out of 930) of the Dolby digital theatres in India. Now it also houses an IMAX theatre which is the biggest 3D IMAX screen in the world ( Prasads IMAX ). Tollywood produces the largest number of movies in India per year
Music
Many figures of Carnatic music like Annamacharya, Tyagaraja, Kshetrayya, and Bhadrachala Ramadasu were of Telugu descent. Modern Carnatic music composers like Ghantasala and Sri M. Balamuralikrishna are also of Telugu descent. The local film industry Tollywood hosts many music composers and playback singers.
Folk songs are also popular in the many rural areas of the state. Forms such as the Burra katha and Poli are still performed today.
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