Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language widely spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a neighbourhood in Chennai, and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, Keechaka Vadham, was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. 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.

Tamil cinema
No. of screens1037 (Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry)(2022)
Main distributorsAVM Productions
Modern Theatres
National Pictures
Super Good Films
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
Produced feature films (2022)
Total221

By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established itself in Madras (now Chennai), previously primary hub for other South Indian film industries and Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films established a global presence. While enjoying strong box office collections in the Tamil-speaking nations of Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia, Tamil films are also distributed throughout the Middle East, Oceania, Europe, North America, parts of Africa, and Japan. The industry also inspired independent filmmaking among Tamil diaspora populations in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, and the West.

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