Mana Panel Wins Big in Telugu Film Producers Council Elections 2026
The Mana Panel has achieved a major victory in the Telugu Film Producers Council 2026 elections. C. Kalyan from the Mana Panel was elected unopposed as President. Chadalavada Srinivasa Rao was elected as Treasurer. Mohan Vadlapatla from the Mana Panel and Damodara Prasad from the Progressive Panel were elected as Vice Presidents. As Joint Secretaries, Ammi Raju and Thummalapalli Rama Satyanarayana from the Mana Panel won the elections. In the Executive Committee, three members from the Progressive Panel—Maitri Ravi, Niranjan Reddy and D.S. Rao—were elected. Twelve members from the Mana Panel were also elected to the Executive Committee: Padmini, Asian Sunil, Mohan Goud, Sivalenka Krishna Prasad, Danayya, Vamsi Nandipati, Palli Kesava Rao, Srinivasa Rao, Pullarao, Bapiraju, R.K. Goud and Nayeem. The election result for the Secretary post has been kept confidential as the matter is currently pending in court. Election Officer Durga Prasad will seal the result in a cover and submit it to the court. The result will be officially opened and announced in the presence of the judge on September 8.
Speaking after the victory, President-elect C. Kalyan thanked the media and everyone who supported the Mana Panel. He said, “First of all, I thank all the media members who supported us. I also thank everyone who travelled from far away to come and vote for us. Thank you for giving our panel members a victory with a 95% majority. “We have come here to do good for the industry and to work for the welfare of producers. The Telugu film industry is doing well compared to other industries, and we request everyone to cooperate with us. “We will soon hold a press meet and announce our action plan. We will stand by small producers and support them in every possible way. I would like to specially thank Bandla Ganesh for his support.” The votes received by the winning candidates were also announced, and all the elected members were congratulated on their victory. The Secretary election result will be officially announced by the court due to the ongoing case.
Treasurer Chadalavada Srinivasa Rao thanked the voters for giving the panel a strong majority. He said, “I thank all the voters who gave us a good majority. I would also like to specially thank the Nandamuri family and Sunil Narang for their support. “Our panel has several experienced members. We will use their experience to take the Telugu film industry to greater heights. We will also stand by and support small producers.”
Tummala Prasanna Kumar thanked the media for their support and congratulated all the winning candidates. He said, “I thank the media members who supported us. Congratulations to everyone who won. The people who can do good for the industry have won. It is a great thing that strong and capable people have won the Producers Council elections.”
