10 Questions
What is Tamil cinema also known as?
Kollywood
When was the first Tamil silent film directed and by whom?
1918, R. Nataraja Mudaliar directed Keechaka Vadham
When was the first Tamil talking feature film released?
31 October 1931, by H. M. Reddy, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture Alam Ara
Where did the Tamil film industry establish itself?
Madras (now Chennai)
What is the nickname for the Tamil film industry?
Kollywood, a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood
What is the Tamil film industry segment of Indian cinema dedicated to?
The production of motion pictures in the Tamil language widely spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Who directed the first Tamil silent film, Keechaka Vadham?
R. Nataraja Mudaliar.
When was the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939 passed?
By the end of the 1930s.
What is the nickname for the Tamil film industry?
Kollywood.
Where did the Tamil film industry establish itself?
Madras (now Chennai).
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