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Sri Sarathi Studios is a film studio facility located in Ameerpet, Hyderabad, India. It was established in 1956 and was the first film studio facility built in Hyderabad. It was built by the Raja of Challapalli, Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad. The first film shot in the studio was Maa Inti Mahalakshmi (1959). It was also the first Telugu film to be completely filmed in Hyderabad.

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