The biggest threat and enemy to the film industry has been the piracy and it must be said that the industry has lost to it at all times. Though combating piracy has become an important issue, the success rate has been very minimal....
The one thing you will very commonly need in India is influence and clout. Right from paying a small time bill at the government office to get some works done, influence plays a key role....
As a film producer, you would want to spend your money wherever required but at the same time, you would also want to see the result. There are many instances wherein producers spend a bomb for promotion...
The film industry is ideally meant for entertainment and that's what they do but it is not the same with Tollywood. Apart from entertaining, they are also very responsible members of the society....
You might be surprised to hear this but for many westerners Indian cinema means only Bollywood and even if you make a Telugu film they assume it is Bollywood....