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Tamil cinema

Index Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is Indian motion pictures produced in the Tamil language. [1]

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AGS Entertainment

AGS Entertainment is a film production and distribution company in India.

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Alam Ara

Alam Ara (translation: The Ornament of the World) was a 1931 Indian film directed by Ardeshir Irani.

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Ameer (director)

Ameer Sultan (born 5 December 1967) is an Indian film director, producer and actor, working in the Tamil film industry.

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Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India.

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Anna Salai

Anna Salai, formerly known as St.

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Art exhibition

An art exhibition is traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience.

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AVM Productions

AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio.

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Éleuthère Irénée du Pont

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (24 June 1771 – 31 October 1834), known as Irénée du Pont, or E. I. du Pont, was a French-American chemist and industrialist who founded the gunpowder manufacturer E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.

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Balayogini

Balayogini (English: Girl Saint) is a 1937 Indian film made in Tamil and Telugu languages.

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Ballroom

A ballroom or ballhall is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding large formal parties called balls.

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Business Line

Business Line or The Hindu Business Line is an Indian business newspaper published by Kasturi & Sons, the publishers of the newspaper The Hindu located in Chennai, India.

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Business Standard

Business Standard is the third largest Indian English-language daily newspaper published by Business Standard Ltd (BSL) in two languages, English and Hindi.

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Chandralekha (1948 film)

Chandralekha (also spelt Chandraleka) is a 1948 Indian historical adventure film directed and produced by S. S. Vasan.

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Chennai

Chennai (formerly known as Madras or) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Chola dynasty

The Chola dynasty was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of southern India.

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Cinema of India

The Cinema of India consists of films produced in the nation of India.

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Cinema of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the films made in Sri Lanka.

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Coimbatore

Coimbatore (Tamil: கோயம்புத்தூர்), also known as Kovai, is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Dialogue

Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange.

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Earliest color films in South India

South Indian film industry had been producing colour films since the 40's, especially Tamil cinema.

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Ellis R. Dungan

Ellis Roderick Dungan (May 11, 1909 – December 1, 2001), He was an American film director, who was well known for working in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil cinema, from 1936 to 1950.

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Enthiran

Enthiran is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction film written and directed by S. Shankar.

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Fairy tale

A fairy tale, wonder tale, magic tale, or Märchen is folklore genre that takes the form of a short story that typically features entities such as dwarfs, dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments.

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Film

A film, also called a movie, motion picture, moving pícture, theatrical film, or photoplay, is a series of still images that, when shown on a screen, create the illusion of moving images.

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Frontline (magazine)

Frontline is a fortnightly English language magazine published by The Hindu Group of publications from Chennai, India.

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George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

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Government of Tamil Nadu

The Government of Tamil Nadu is the governing authority for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Hindi

Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी, IAST: Hindī), or Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: मानक हिन्दी, IAST: Mānak Hindī) is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language.

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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K. S. Sethumadhavan

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Kalava (film)

Kalava is a 1932 Tamil language film directed by P. P. Rangachari.

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Kalidas (film)

Kalidas is a 1931 Indian Tamil-language biographical film directed by H. M. Reddy and produced by Ardeshir Irani.

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Kanchivaram

Kanchivaram (காஞ்சிவரம்) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan.

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Kannathil Muthamittal

Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language musical war drama film written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam.

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Karnataka

Karnataka also known Kannada Nadu is a state in the south western region of India.

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Keechaka Vadham

Keechaka Vadham (italic) is an Indian silent film produced, directed, filmed and edited by R. Nataraja Mudaliar.

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Kerala

Kerala is a state in South India on the Malabar Coast.

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Kodambakkam

Kodambakkam is a residential neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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List of cinema of the world

This is a list of cinema of the world by continent and country.

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List of highest-grossing Indian films

This is a ranking of the highest grossing Indian films which includes films from various languages based on the conservative global box office estimates as reported by reputable sources.

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List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

India has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1957, a year after the incorporation of the category.

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List of Tamil film actors

This list outlines the names of popular lead film actors, who previously worked or are currently working in the only Nitesh S Mestri.

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List of Tamil film actresses

This list outlines the names of popular lead film actresses, who previously worked or are currently working in the Tamil film industry ("Kollywood"), based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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List of Tamil films of 2017

This is a list of Tamil language films produced in the Tamil cinema in India that were released in 2017.

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List of Tamil music directors

This list outlines the names of notable film music directors of ethnic Tamil origin.

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Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet is the largest travel guide book publisher in the world.

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Lyca Productions

Lyca Productions is an Indian entertainment company, which was established by Subaskaran Allirajah in 2014.

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Madras Bashai

Madras Bashai (Madras slang) is a pidgin language or a dialect of Tamil language heavily influenced by Indian English, Telugu, Urdu and Hindi language spoken in the city of Chennai (previously known as Madras) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu; it is not mutually intelligible with any of those except for Tamil, to a certain extent.

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Madras High Court

The Madras High Court is the high court of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Madras State

Madras State was a state in the Republic of India.

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Madras Talkies

Madras Talkies is an Indian entertainment company, which was established by director Mani Ratnam and his wife, actress Suhasini Maniratnam as partners in 1995.

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Maharashtra

Maharashtra (abbr. MH) is a state in the western region of India and is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area.

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Mani Ratnam

Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), commonly known by his screen name Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.

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Marupakkam

Marupakkam (italic) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan.

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Megaphone

A megaphone, speaking-trumpet, bullhorn, blowhorn, or loudhailer is usually a portable or hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify a person’s voice or other sounds and direct it in a given direction.

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Movie projector

A movie projector is an opto-mechanical device for displaying motion picture film by projecting it onto a screen.

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Movie theater

A movie theater/theatre (American English), cinema (British English) or cinema hall (Indian English) is a building that contains an auditorium for viewing films (also called movies) for entertainment.

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Muthu (1995 film)

Muthu is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar.

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Nandanar

Nandanar (also spelt as Nantanar), also known as Tirunalaippovar (Thirunaalaippovar) and Tiru Nalai Povar Nayanar,Other names include: Nandan (Nanda, Nantan), Tirunalaipovanar, Nalaippovar, Nalaippovan was a Nayanar saint, who is venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism.

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National Film Award for Best Feature Film

The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India.

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Nayakan

Nayakan (also spelt Nayagan) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language gangster film written and directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Kamal Haasan.

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Paruthiveeran

Paruthiveeran is a 2007 Indian Tamil epic romantic drama film written and directed by Ameer Sultan.

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Phonograph

The phonograph is a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound.

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Portmanteau

A portmanteau or portmanteau word is a linguistic blend of words,, p. 644 in which parts of multiple words or their phones (sounds) are combined into a new word, as in smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, or motel, from motor and hotel.

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R. Nataraja Mudaliar

Rangaswamy Nataraja Mudaliar (1885–1972), popularly known as the father of Tamil cinema, was a pioneer in the production of silent films.

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Roja

Roja is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Mani Ratnam.

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S. Thanu

Kalaipuli S. Thanu is an Indian film producer and distributor, known for his films produced in Tamil cinema.

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Samikannu Vincent

Samikannu Vincent(18 April 1883 – 22 April 1942) was a cinema exhibitor turned theater owner.

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Sify

Sify Technologies Limited is an Indian information and communications technology company providing end to end ICT solutions including Telecom Services, Data Center Services, Cloud & Managed services, Transformation Integration Services and Application Integration Services.

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Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (and in particular, no spoken dialogue).

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Sound film

A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film.

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South India

South India is the area encompassing the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry, occupying 19% of India's area.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia.

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Sun Pictures

Sun Pictures is a film distribution and production studio unit of Chennai based Sun Network owned by Kalanidhi Maran.

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Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is Indian motion pictures produced in the Tamil language.

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Tamil diaspora

The Tamil diaspora refers to descendants of the Tamil immigrants who emigrated from their native lands to other parts of the world.

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and by the Tamil diaspora, Sri Lankan Moors, Burghers, Douglas, and Chindians.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (• tamiḻ nāḍu ? literally 'The Land of Tamils' or 'Tamil Country') is one of the 29 states of India.

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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly alone has powers to legislate laws covering state subjects in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil television soap opera

Tamil television soap opera or Tamil serials (தமிழ் நெடுந்தொடர்கள்) are a popular genre of Tamil language television produced in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian daily newspaper, headquartered at Chennai.

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The Times of India

The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Times Group.

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Thenandal Studio Limited

Thenandal Studios Limited (TSL), formerly known as Sri Thenandal Films and Sri Thenandal Pictures, is an Indian production and distribution studio in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Time's All-Time 100 Movies

"All-Time" 100 Movies is a compilation by ''TIME'' magazine featuring and celebrating 100 of "the greatest" films released between March 3, 1923 (when the first issue of TIME was published) and early 2005 (when the list was compiled).

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Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually.

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Unakkum Enakkum

Unakkum Enakkum (English: For you and for me) is a 2006 Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by M. Raja.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, U of M, or UMich), often simply referred to as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Vasanthabalan

Vasanthabalan is an Indian film director and screenwriter.

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Veyil

Veyil (italics) is a 2006 Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan.

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Victoria Public Hall

Victoria Public Hall, or the Town Hall, is a historical building in Chennai, named after Victoria, Empress of India.

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Western culture

Western culture, sometimes equated with Western civilization, Occidental culture, the Western world, Western society, European civilization,is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems and specific artifacts and technologies that have some origin or association with Europe.

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Western Hemisphere

The Western Hemisphere is a geographical term for the half of Earth which lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the antimeridian.

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Wunderbar Films

Wunderbar Films Pvt.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema

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