Kollywood-Tamil Cinema

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History of Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema also known as Kollywood is based in a place called Kodambakkam, in Chennai ( earlier Madras), Tamilnadu. The first theatre was established in Chennai during the year 1916 in which movies without voice were released. R. Natraja Mudaliar was the first producer, director and cinematographer for Tamil Cinema who made his first film Keechaka Vadham in 1917 which was the first feature film without any background voice . More..

Indian Film Industry is Ruled Over by Tamil Movies
Tamil movies have come a long way from the usual song and dance or action sequences, so common in the past. Consider Dasavatharam ,the one Tamil movie with Kamalhassan, Asin, Napolean, Santhanabharati & KR Vijaya as the cast under the direction of K.S Ravikumar. It has become the first in the world where one actor does ten different roles in a movie and Kamalhassan gets the credit of being the first to do the same. His efforts to perfect the characters in this movie are commendable. More...

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