Kollywood

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UK/ˈkɒ.li.wʊd/US/ˈkɑ.li.wʊd/

proper noun

The Tamil film industry located in Kodambakkam in Chennai, southern India.

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Meanings

Kollywood1

proper noun
  1. informalThe Tamil film industry located in Kodambakkam in Chennai, southern India.

    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.

    2025 August 14, Saranka Maheswaran, “Cheer up, Ice Cube, your War of the Worlds movie may be really bad, but it’s not worthless”, in The Guardian

Kollywood2

proper noun
  1. informalThe Nepali film industry located in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Origin

Kollywood · proper noun

Blend of Kodambakkam + Hollywood.

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Kollywood · proper noun

Blend of Kathmandu + Hollywood.

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Translations

Hindi कॉलीवुड
  • कॉलीवुड (kŏlīvuḍ)Tamil film industry
Tamil கோலிவுட்
  • கோலிவுட் (kōlivuṭ)Tamil film industry

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Kollywood

HollywoodBollywoodTollywoodLollywoodNollywoodDhollywoodGollywoodMollywoodPollywoodTrollywood
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Cite this entry
APA

Kollywood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kollywood

MLA

“Kollywood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kollywood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kollywood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kollywood.

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