Tamil Cinema
Tamil Film Industry is home to Tamil-language cinema based in India and is sometimes referred to as Kollywood. The name, Kollywood, has derived from Kodambakkam, the area in Chennai (formerly Madras), where Kollywood films are widely produced. Tamil language movies are also filmed in Sri Lanka.
Silent movies were produced in Kollywood since 1916 and the era of talkies dawned in 1931. By the end of the 1930s, the industry was booming to the extent that the State of Madras legislature passed the pioneering Entertainment Tax Act 1939 with little opposition.
Silent movies were produced in Kollywood since 1916 and the era of talkies dawned in 1931. By the end of the 1930s, the industry was booming to the extent that the State of Madras legislature passed the pioneering Entertainment Tax Act 1939 with little opposition.
