Nandi Theatre Festival will be held in Tenali in January, says Minister

The Andhra Pradesh government will revive the Nandi Theatre Festival in Tenali in January as part of its efforts to restore the past glory of Telugu theatre and culture, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Cinematography Kandula Durgesh said on Friday.

Addressing a media conference at the Secretariat along with Andhra Pradesh Film, Television and Theatre Development Corporation (FDC) Managing Director K.S. Viswanathan, Mr. Durgesh said the notification inviting entries for the festival would be issued in the next two to three days.

A selection committee would be constituted in October, and the preliminary list of selected plays would be announced in December. The festival would begin on January 10 with the presentation of the prestigious Kandukuri awards, followed by a week-long staging of the selected plays and the Nandi Theatre Awards ceremony, he said.