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Kollywood is a name often applied to Tamil Cinema, based in Chennai (formerly Madras) in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India. The name is a conflation of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. Kodambakkam is an area in Chennai, in and around which there is a high concentration of film studios, and where many people involved with Tamil cinema live. Tamil (தமிழ௠) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ...
Chennai (செனà¯à®©à¯ˆ in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ...
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
Kodambakkam is a highly developed area of Chennai, South India, and the term Kollywood is derived from the name of this area. ...
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A movie studio is a location, room, building, or group of buildings and/or sound stages, offices and storage facilities, which may include a backlot, where movies are made. ...
Kollywood is the second major film-making industry in India after Bollywood. Kollywood witnessed three new releases on average every week in 2005 and annual turnover of over Rs.2,100 crore ($460 million) on ticket sales of 70 crores. Tamil cinema has the widest distribution after Hindi cinema, it has enjoyed consistent popularity among Tamil speakers in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and other South East Asian countries. Tamil-language films have recently become popular in Japan, South Africa and UK and Canada. Many successful Tamil films have been copied by other film industries like Bollywood. Typical Bollywood movie poster—Devdas (2002) Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. ...
Tamil films have also been dubbed into other languages, thus reaching a much wider audience. Examples of those dubbed into Hindi include such hits as Minsaara Kanavu, Roja and Bombay. Anniyan, a recent Tamil film became the first Indian film to be dubbed into French. Minsaara Kanavu is a Tamil film released in 1997. ...
Roja (1992) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam, one of the leading filmmakers in India. ...
See Bombay (disambiguation) for other uses. ...
Anniyan (Aparichithudu in Telugu) is a 2005 high-budget Tamil movie. ...
There has been a growing presence of English in dialogues and songs as well. It is not uncommon to see movies which feature dialogues studded with English words and phrases, or even whole sentences. Some movies are also simultaneously made in two or three languages (either using subtitles, or several soundtracks). Quite often, Kollywood movies feature Madras Bashai which is the version of Tamil spoken in Madras. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Madras bashai (Tamil: ெமடà¯à®°à®¾à®¸à¯ பாைஷ), is a type of mixed language spoken in the city of Chennai, India (previously known as Madras). ...
Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ...
Kollywood and politicians
The Tamil film industry has a long intertwining link with creating future politicians. The first non congress Chief minister C. N. Annadurai and the current opposition leader M. Karunanidhi wrote cine scripts. Long time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) was a well known actor in Kollywood. The current chief minister J. Jayalalithaa was also a popular actress. Moreover many in the field are currently in houses of parliament or assembly, while future aspirants are ready to take wing. C.N.Annadurai (1909 to 1969), popularly called Anna (which means elder brother in Tamil language) was the first non Congress Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India. ...
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A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ...
Marudur Gopalamenon Ramachandran (January 17, 1917–December 24, 1987), popularly known as MGR, was a long time Tamil film actor and Chief Minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death. ...
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In fact, only one chief minister of Tamil Nadu has no connection to movies.
Personalities
Actors This is just a list of a few prominent actors in Kollywood. Please check the complete list at Indian Male Actors // About this list Names are alphabetized by first name. ...
Ajith (born May 1, 1971 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a immensely popular Tamil actor and a race car driver with a huge fan following. ...
Arjun Arjun is a famous south indian Actor and director. ...
Arya an upcoming Tamil film actor in Kollywood. ...
Bharath an upcoming South Indian film actor. ...
Cheran and Padmapriya in Thavamai Thavamirundhu Cheran is a Tamil film director and Actor, who has a reputation for directing and producing culturally strong films. ...
Dhanush Dhanush, one of the leading Tamil actors of this genre. ...
Kadhal mannan Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005) was a famous Indian actor. ...
Jeeva is an Urdu film directed by Syed Noor. ...
Jayam Ravi is the upcoming star of Tamil Movies. ...
Universal Hero Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (b. ...
Karthik Karthik is a Tamil Actor, son of vetren actor Muthuraman has got around 20 years experience in more than 100 films. ...
Madhavan (b. ...
Mammootty Mammootty (b. ...
Parthiban Parthiban is a Tamil Actor and Director. ...
Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva is an acclaimed choreographer, actor and director in India. ...
Prabhu is a famous Indian actor. ...
Prasanna Prasanna, often described as the most happening Tamil hero. ...
Prashanth Prashanth, Son of veteran film actor aka Prashanth Mennon ECE 0T7 aka doodoo eater, producer and director, Thiagarajan. ...
Super Star Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, more popularly known as Rajnikanth, is an Indian film actor working mainly in the Tamil film industry. ...
Marudur Gopalamenon Ramachandran (January 17, 1917–December 24, 1987), popularly known as MGR, was a long time Tamil film actor and Chief Minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death. ...
Sarath Kumar Sarath Kumar an actor and politician (MP, Rajya sabha). ...
Sathyaraj (born October 3, 1954) is a leading actor in the Tamil film industry (Kollywood). ...
Shaam in 12B Shaam is a model turned actor in Kollywood. ...
Simbu Silambarasan, described as the most happening hero in Kollywood. ...
Ganesan in Thayaipola Pillai Noolaipola Selai, 1959 Sivaji Ganesan (October 1, 1927 - July 21, 2001) was a famous Indian actor and politician. ...
Srikanth Srikanth, the good-looking, charm and young hero was introduced in the movie Roja Kottam. ...
Surya Surya Sivakumar, or simply Surya (born 23 July 1975 as Saravanan), is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. ...
Vijay Vijay (full name Joseph Vijay) is a Tamil actor, born June 22, 1974. ...
Vijay Kanth Vijaykanth is a famous Tamil film actor (veteran of 147 films), and budding Politician. ...
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Actresses Ambika (in Kakhi Chaddai with Kamal Haasan) Ambika is an Indian film actress. ...
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Jayalalitha Jayalalithaa Jayaram or J.Jayalalithaa (born February 24, 1948) is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (since March 2, 2002). ...
Jyothika Sadanah (Jyothika or simply Jo)(born 18th October 1978, Bombay, India) is an Indian actress who has acted in several successful South Indian films. ...
Kanika Kanika is a South Indian actress. ...
Kushboo (born 19 September 1970 in Bombay, India) is a Tamil film actress. ...
Latha in the film Urimaikkural (1974) with MGR Categories: | ...
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (popularly known as M.S. or M.S.S.) (September 16, 1916 - December 11, 2004) was a renowned carnatic vocalist. ...
Manorama (b. ...
Meena, is one of the most successful actress in South Indian cinema. ...
Meera Jasmine Meera Jasmine is a National Award winning Indian actress. ...
Nandita Das (born November 7, 1969 in Delhi, India) is an Indian actress. ...
Nayantara Nayantara is a famous south Indian actress and has acted in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies. ...
Padmini a legendary actress and bharathanatyam dancer. ...
Raadhika at a function Raadhika is a veteran South Indian actress, she has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi language movies. ...
Radha (in Kathal Oviyam) Radha is an Indian film actress. ...
Rambha (in Azakaana Naadkal with Karthik) Rambha is an Indian film actress. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ramyakrishna. ...
Reema Sen (born 29 October 1981) is an Indian actress and model. ...
Revathi Revathi also known as Revathy, is a South Indian actress and director. ...
Roja Roja is a Veteran south Indian actress and Politician. ...
Saritha is a South Indian actress. ...
B. Saroja Devi was an Indian actress. ...
Savitri from the film Narthansala Savitri Kommareddy (born 6 December 1937 – 26 December 1981]), known as Mahanati (Great Actress) of Telugu Cinima,was born in Chirravuru, Guntur District. ...
Shriya (born 11th September 1982 as Shriya Saran), is one of the upcoming actresses in the Tamil and Telugu film industry. ...
Simran (in Kannathil Muthamittal, 2002) Simran Nawal (b. ...
Actress Sneha Sneha is one of the top actresses of South Indian film industry. ...
Sridevi Sridevi born as Shree Amma Yanger on August 13, 1963 in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu is an Indian actress. ...
Suhasini Mani Ratnam, commonly known as Suhasini (born 15th August 1961, Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an actress, screenwriter, producer, and director from India. ...
This article is written from a fans point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. ...
Comedians Kalaivanar N.S.Krishnan: The Unforgettable Comedian of Tamil Cinema. ...
Nagesh, a veteran comedy actor of Tamil Film industry. ...
Goundamani Goundamani is a famous Tamil comic film actor. ...
Senthil Senthil is a famous Tamil comic film actor. ...
Vivek is a somewhat common Indian name that means Wisdom (specifically, the ability to discern between what is right and what is wrong) in Sanskrit. ...
Vadivelu Vadivelu (sometimes Vadivel) is a leading comedian in the Tamil movie industry. ...
Directors A.P.Nagarajan is a veteran Tamil film director, who set a tren in film making in Tamil cinema in 1960s. ...
Neelakantan a veteran Tamil film Director. ...
Bhimsing was a legendary film maker, producer, editor and writer . ...
K. Balachander is a director, writer, and producer from Tamil Nadu. ...
Sridhar is a legendary South Indian Writer and Director. ...
J.Mahendran is legendary director in Kollywood. ...
Balu Mahendra is a film director from South India. ...
Bharathiraja, Born in 1941 in Alli Nagaram, a tiny village in Tamil Nadu, he displayed the story-tellers gift very early. ...
Bhagiyaraj is multi faceted film personality he is a director, actor, screenplay & dialogue writer and a producer. ...
Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam, a leading movie maker of India, consistently chooses realistic contemporary themes and complex plots for his movies in an industry often accused of making commercial, fairy-tale formula movies also called Masala Movies. ...
R.K.Selvamani is a well known Tamil director. ...
Vikraman is a reputed Tamil filmmaker. ...
S. Shankar (born 17 August 1963) is a popular South India-based film director, credited with delivering expensive, visually beautiful action movies and the use of technology in his movies. ...
Universal Hero Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (b. ...
Cheran and Padmapriya in Thavamai Thavamirundhu Cheran is a Tamil film director and Actor, who has a reputation for directing and producing culturally strong films. ...
Selvaraghavan is one of the Indias emerging prolific film director whose roots are from the southern part of India. ...
Santosh Sivan born in Chennai (Madras), southern India is an influential Indian cinematographer and film director. ...
Vasanth is a well known Tami cine director. ...
Music directors K. V. Mahadevan is a South Indian music composer. ...
Ilayaraaja Ilayaraaja (born June 2, 1943) is Indias most prolific film music composer, having composed for over 750 films over a career of more than 20 years. ...
Allah Rakha Rahman (Tamil: à®.ஆரà¯.ரஹà¯à®®à®¾à®©à¯; born on January 6, 1967 as A.S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, India) is a popular Indian film music composer. ...
Harris Jayaraj Harris Jayaraj (born January 8, 1975) is a musician and film music composer (music director, in Indian parlance) from South India. ...
Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is one of the youngest film music composer from India and also one of the most successful composers of south India. ...
Deva A music director (music composer) in Tamil film industry aka Kollywood. ...
Exhibitors There are an estimated 1,800-odd permanent exhibitors in Kollywood of which 125-odd exhibitors are located in Chennai district. This is a select list of the most prominent of the lot in the box office. - Sathyam - 1,266 seats (Chennai district)
- Albert - 1,225 seats (Chennai district)
- Devi - 1,212 seats (Chennai district)
- Melody - 998 seats (Chennai district)
- Abirami - 927 seats (Chennai district)
- Kasi - 917 seats (Chennai district)
- Sangam - 877 seats (Chennai district)
- Maharani - 733 seats (Chennai district)
- Udhayam - 700 seats (Chennai district)
- Santham - 567 seats (Chennai district)
- Padmam - 540 seats (Chennai district)
- Suriyan - 480 seats (Chennai district)
- Devi Bala - 369 seats (Chennai district)
- Subham - 306 seats (Chennai district)
See also The cinema of the United States, although it is sometimes simply referred to as Hollywood does not refer only to the film industry of the United States of America. ...
Typical Bollywood movie poster—Devdas (2002) Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. ...
This article is in need of improvement. ...
Tollywood (టోలà±à°²à±€à°µà±à°¡) refers to the Telugu language film industry. ...
Tamil (தமிழ௠) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ...
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
A cinema hall in Delhi The Indian film industry is the largest in the world (1200 movies were released in the year 2002)[citation needed]. India also features the cheapest cost of tickets in the world (the average ticket cost only 20 US cents), and the biggest movie studio in...
*ollywood refers to movie businesses in several countries, that all end with the letters ollywood. ...
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