Tamil cinema refers to the film industry dedicated to production of films in the Tamil-language, based in the Indian city of Chennai.
Tamil cinema can also refer to other Tamil filmmaking industries in other parts of the world. Sri Lankan Tamil cinema List of Sri Lankan Tamil films Malaysian Tamil cinema Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics, regional politics in India
See also Kollywood (disambiguation), informal name for the Indian Tamil-language film industry Pride of Tamil Cinema, book on Indian cinema by G. Dhananjayan Vijay Award for Contribution to Tamil Cinema, Indian award for excellence in cinematic arts S. S. Vasan, Indian filmmaker known as the "Cecil B. DeMille of Tamil cinema"