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on 2007/9/16 22:36:35
Prison scenes in Tamil films and TV serials need not be shot with special sets anymore. The Tamil Nadu government has thrown open the 170-year-old Chennai Central Prison for film shooting.
All inmates at the 14-acre property have been shifted to the new Puzhal Prison complex on the outskirts of the city.
Till the premises is allocated to a different department, shooting will be permitted for a fee of Rs 5000 a day for films and Rs 2500 for serials.
"Hitherto they were making look alike sets of the Central Prison. Now they get an opportunity to capture what the real Central Prison looked like," said R Sekar, ADGP, Prisons.
Constructed at a cost of Rs 16,000 in 1837, the premise was used during the British Rule as transit accommodation for prisoners in the Andamans.
Now the slice of history can be captured for a price.
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