Tulu cinema

Tulu cinema, also known as Coastalwood, is a part of Indian cinema. The Tulu film industry produces five to seven films annually. The first Tulu film was Enna Thangadi released in 1971. Earlier, these films were released in theatres across the Tulu Nadu region.Ee Prapancha: Tulu Cinema at 35 Tulu film industry has grown to such an extent that films are being released simultaneously in Mangaluru, Udupi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Middle East. The critically acclaimed Tulu film Suddha won the award for the best Indian Film at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema held in New Delhi in 2006. In 2011, the Tulu film Industry got a second lease of life with the release of the film Oriyardori Asal. The film turned out to be the biggest hit in Tulu film history to date. Chaali Polilu is the longest running film in Tulu film industry. This movie is the highest-grossing film in the Tulu film industry. It has successfully completed 470 days at PVR Cinemas in Mangalore.

On 27 February 2016, Times of India carried a special report regarding the Tulu cinema industry where it was observed that in its 45-year history, of the Tulu industry, only 45 movies were released for the first 40 years from 1971 to 2011, whereas in the five years since then, 21 films have been made. It also identified Oriyardori Asal (with 1,000-plus houseful shows and a 175-day run in the Tulu-dominated regions of south Karnataka) as the turning point of the industry. It also reported that eight films were made in 2014 and eleven films were made in 2015 and identified Kudla Cafe as the 66th film from the Tulu film industry. It also reported that another movie that broke records was Chaali Polilu, a 2014 social comedy film by Virendra Shetty Kavoor, which had a run of 470 shows at a popular multiplex in Mangalore, playing to full houses on the weekends and 50% occupancy on weekdays. It also reported that with a modest budget of Rs 40 lakhs () to Rs 60 lakhs (), Tulu films stood out with their touch of reality.

For a language native to about two million people, the main audience for Tulu films is limited to two districts – Dakshina Kannada and Udupi - and Kasaragod taluk. They also see a limited release in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Dubai.

The 2014 movie Madime was reported to be remade in Marathi, thereby becoming the first Tulu movie to be remade in another language. Shutterdulai is the first remake in Tulu cinema. Eregla Panodchi is the second remake in Tulu cinemas. A suit for damages of Rs. 25 lakhs () was filed against the makers of the Telugu film Brahmotsavam for copying the first 36 seconds of the song by Dr. Vamana Nandaavara found on the Deepanalike CD composed for the Siri channel. The song was used in the movie in a sequence involving the lead actor who, while accompanying his family on a tour, dances to the tune of the hit Tulu song. Prajavani reported that with its dubbing rights sold to Hindi for 21 lakhs (), the 2018 movie Umil became the first Tulu movie to achieve the feat.

Ashwini Kotiyan (Chaya Harsha) became the first female director in the Tulu industry after directing and releasing her first movie Namma Kudla. Brahmashree Narayana Guruswamy released on 2 May 2014 was the 50th Tulu film. Panoda Bodcha marked the 75th release anniversary of a Tulu film.Ee Prapancha: Tulu Cinema at 35 The 100th Tulu movie Karne was released on 16 November 2018.

Major achievements YearTitleProducerDirectorNotes1971Enna ThangadiFirst Tulu film1971Dareda BudediK. N.TailorSecond Tulu film1972Bisatti BabuFirst film to receive the state government award as the best Tulu film1973Koti ChennayaVishu KumarFirst history-based Tulu film1978Kariyani Kattandi KandaniAroor BhimaraoFirst Tulu colour film1993Bangar PatlerRichard CastelinoReceived the highest national and international awards in Tulu Cinema1994September 8Richard CastelinoShot in 24 hours entirely in Mangalore, a record in world cinema2005SuddaRamchandra P. NRamchandra P. NWon the award for best Indian film at the eighth Asian Film Festival "Ocean - Cinefan"2014Nirel Shodhan Prasad San PoojaryRanjith BajpeFirst Tulu film shot entirely overseas (Dubai)2014Chaali PoliluPrakash PandeshwarVirendra Shetty KavoorHighest-grossing film in the Tulu film industry. It has successfully completed 511 days at PVR Cinemas in Mangalore. First Tulu film released in Israel.2014MadimeVijaykumar KodialbailReported to be remade in Marathi, thereby becoming the first Tulu film to be remade in another language2015DhandShodhan PrasadRanjith BajpeFirst Tulu movie to be released in Australia, and United Kingdom2015Chandi KoriSharmila Kapikad and Sachin SunderDevadas KapikadSuccessfully completed 100 days in Mangalore and Udupi.2019BelchappaJayadurga ProductionRajanish DevadigaCompleted shooting in a record 14-day schedule GirgitShoolin Films & Manjunath AttavarRoopesh ShettyHighest-grossing Tulu film till datePingaraAvinash Shetty and Manjunath ReddyPreetham ShettyWon the National award for the Best Tulu film2021GamjaalShoolin Films & Mugrody ProductionsNaveen Shetty and Suman SuvarnaFirst Tulu film to recover budget within three daysSoda SarbathLancy D’Souza, Diany D’Souza, Paul D’Souza and Prashanth FeraoPradeep Barboza PaladkaFirst Tulu film released in Qatar.2022Raj Sounds and LightsAnand N KumpalaRahul AminFirst Tulu movie to be premiered in 6 Indian cities and 11 countries.2022JeetigeArun Rai ThodarSanthosh MadaWon the national award for the Best Tulu film

List of highest grossing Tulu films RankTitleWorldwide grossYear1GirgitUnknown20192Pilibail Yamunakka₹2.5 crore20163Chaali Polilu₹2 crore20144Chandi Kori₹1.68 crore20155Oriyardori Asal₹1.5 crore2011

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