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๐ฌ Indian Cinema
South Indian & Regional Cinema
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada โ India's regional industries challenging Hollywood globally
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 1931 Indian Cinema
Key Facts
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Malayalam (Mollywood): known for realistic cinema; Padmarajan, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mammootty
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Tamil (Kollywood): mass entertainers + art cinema; Mani Ratnam, Shankar; RRR, Baahubali โ global hits
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Baahubali 2 (2017): first Indian film to earn โน1,000 crore; RRR (2022): Oscar-winning song Naatu Naatu
๐จ Did you know? RRR (2022) won the Oscar for Best Original Song โ first Indian film to win an Oscar; Naatu Naatu beat Hollywood productions
Quick Reference
Category
Indian Cinema
Country
๐ฎ๐ณ India
Year / Era
1931
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Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada โ India's regional industries challenging Hollywood globally