Kollywood

English <dab> Pronunciation en /ˈkɒ.li.wʊd/ RP en /ˈkɑ.li.wʊd/ GA en Kol ly wood en ɒliwʊd 3 Etymology 1 Tamil cinema en Kodambakkam Hollywood. Proper noun en India en informal The Tamil film industry located in Kodambakkam in Chennai, southern India. en When I returned to the movie Ghilli, a Kollywood classic (Kollywood being the informal name for Tamil cinema) that I loved as a kid, I couldn’t help but question why the story continues romantically, without question, after the heroine is slapped by the supposed love of her life. Saranka Maheswaran Cheer up, Ice Cube, your War of the Worlds movie may be really bad, but it’s not worthless w:The Guardian 2025-08-14 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/14/war-of-the-worlds-ice-cube-hollywood-bollywood https://web.archive.org/web/20261018132502/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/14/war-of-the-worlds-ice-cube-hollywood-bollywood 18 October 2026 Translations Tamil film industry Hindi: hi कॉलीवुड Marathi: mr कॉलिवुड Tamil: ta கோலிவுட் Telugu: te కోలీవుడ్ Etymology 2 Cinema of Nepal en Kathmandu Hollywood. Proper noun en Nepal en informal The Nepali film industry located in Kathmandu, Nepal. Related terms en Bollywood Hollywood Nollywood Tollywood Urduwood en Film industries