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No. of screens | 1546 (Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry) (2022)[1] |
Main distributors | AVM Productions Modern Theatres National Pictures Super Good Films Raaj Kamal Films International Lyca Productions Studio Green Madras Talkies 2D Entertainment Sun Pictures Avni Cinemax Thenandal Studio Limited V Creations Wunderbar Films Red Giant Movies Aascar Films AGS Entertainment Dream Warrior Pictures Seven Screen Studio |
Produced feature films (2022)[2] | |
Total | 221 |
Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a neighbourhood in Chennai, and Hollywood.[7]
The first Tamil silent film, Keechaka Vadham, was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918.[8] The first Tamil talking feature film, Kalidas, a multilingual directed by H. M. Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture Alam Ara.[9] Tamil cinema has been noted for its advanced narratives and diverse films, with several productions in the 1990s and early 2000s cutting across ethnic and linguistic barriers. Such films include Roja (1992), Indian (1996), Sivaji: The Boss (2007), Enthiran (2010). Tamil cinema has since produced some of the most commercially successful actors, directors and films of Indian cinema.
By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema.[10] Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films established a global presence, enjoying strong box office collections among Tamil-speaking audiences in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore. Tamil films are also distributed throughout the Middle East, Oceania, Europe, North America, parts of Africa, and Japan.[11][12] The industry also inspired independent filmmaking among Tamil diaspora populations in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, and the West.[13]
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