Kollywood is a name often applied to Tamil Cinema. The name is a conflation of Kodambakkam and Hollywood, Kodambakkam is an area in Chennai, in and around which there is a high concentration of film studios, and where many people involved with Tamil cinema live.
Tamil cinema has the widest overseas distribution after Hindi cinema. It has enjoyed consistent popularity among Tamil speakers in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and other South East Asian countries. Tamil-language films have recently become popular in Japan, South Africa, Canada, and UK. Many movies such as Chandramukhi and Anniyan were also simultaneously released in the USA. Many successful Tamil films have been re-made by other film industries such as the Hindi and Telugu film industries. Kollywood has also remade a fair amount of Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and other language films in Tamil.
| Cinema Theaters in Chennai |
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| Abirami Complex, Kilpauk - 600010 | Agasthya Theatre, Tondiarpet - 600081 |
| Albert Complex, Egmore - 600008 | Anna Cinema Hall, Anna Salai - 600002 |
| Annai Abirami, Kilpauk - 600010 | Anu Ega Theatre, Kilpauk - 600010 |
| Aradhana, Tiruvanmiyur - 600041 | AVM Rajeswari, Vadapalani - 600026 |
| Baby Albert, Egmore - 600008 | Baghavathy, Poonamallee - 600056 |
| Bala Abirami, Kilpauk - 600010 | Balamurali Theatre, Koyambedu - 600107 |
| Bharath, Old Washermenpet - 600021 | Bhuvaneshwari Theatre, Vepery - 600007 |
| Brighton Talkies, Royapuram - 600013 | Broadway Talkies, Broadway- 600108 |
| Casino Cinema Hall, Anna Salai - 600002 | Casino Theatre, Anna Salai - 600002 |
| Chandran, Ashok Nagar - 600083 | Cini Rakhi, Ambattur - 600053 |
| Crown, Sowcarpet - 600079 | Devi Bala, Anna Salai - 600002 |
| Devi Bala Cinema Hall, Anna Salai - 600002 | Devi Complex, Anna Salai - 600002 |
| Devi Kala, Anna Salai - 600002 | Devi Paradise, Anna Salai - 600002 |
| Devi Paradise Cinema Hall, Anna Salai - 600002 | Ega Complex, Kilpauk - 600010 |
| Ega Theatres, Kilpauk - 600010 | Ganapathiram, Adyar - 600020 |
| Ganga Theatre, Kolathur - 600099 | i-Scape, Madipakkam - 600091 |
| Jayanthi Theatre, Tiruvanmiyur - 600041 | Jayaprada Cinema Hall, Anna Salai - 600002 |
| Kamadhenu, Mylapore - 600004 | Kamadhenu Theatre, Mylapore - 600004 |
| Kamala, Vadapalani - 600026 | Kasi, Jaffarkhanpet - 600095 |
