Tamil culture
Tamil films (Kollywood)
Kollywood is one of India's most prolific film industries. From Rajinikanth's fan-religion to Mani Ratnam's art cinema and the recent global wave of "Master", "Kaithi" and "Jailer", Tamil cinema is fearless and original.
ரஜினிகாந்த்
rajiṉikānt
Rajinikanth — Tamil cinema's most-loved icon
கமல்ஹாசன்
kamalhācaṉ
Kamal Haasan — actor, writer, director
மணி ரத்னம்
maṇi ratṉam
Mani Ratnam — auteur director
நாயகன்
nāyakaṉ
"Nayakan" (1987) — Mani Ratnam's crime epic
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