Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the Tamil language film industry based in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is a part of the cinema of India. It's centrality to the Kodambakkam neighbourhood of Chennai has led to the industry's nickname Kollywood, the term being a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. Tamil cinema has been described as the leading industry of South Indian cinema, often rivalled by Telugu cinema (in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh), and accounting for the second-largest global box office gross after Hindi cinema (also known as Bollywood) among all Indian film industries.

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the Tamil language film industry based in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is a part of the cinema of India. It's centrality to the Kodambakkam neighbourhood of Chennai has led to the industry's nickname Kollywood, the term being a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. Tamil cinema has been described as the leading industry of South Indian cinema, often rivalled by Telugu cinema (in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh), and accounting for the second-largest global box office gross after Hindi cinema (also known as Bollywood) among all Indian film industries.