DID YOU KNOW Did you know that Tamil cinema is also called as Kollywood? The name “Kollywood” is a blend of Kodambakkan and Hollywood, Kodambakkan being the headquarters of the Tamil film industry in Chennai, southern India. The Indian film industry is divided into segments based on language, and Kollywood is the part of Indian cinema that produces films in the Tamil language. Is a Dravidian language spoken by 8.18% of the total Indian population. Since the Tamil language is also spoken in Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Malaysia, Kollywood films enjoy a wider audience in Southeast Asia. The other segments of Indian cinema are (for Hindi), (for Telugu), Kannada, Malayalam, and Tulu.