Kollywood

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒ.li.wʊd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.li.wʊd/
• Hyphenation: Kol‧ly‧wood
• Rhymes: -ɒliwʊd

Etymology 1

Blend of Kodambakkam +‎ Hollywood.

Proper noun

Kollywood

1. (informal) The Tamil film industry located in Kodambakkam in Chennai, southern India.
   • 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^[1]:

     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.

Translations

Tamil film industry

• Hindi: कॉलीवुड (kŏlīvuḍ)
• Marathi: कॉलिवुड (kŏlivuḍ)
• Tamil: கோலிவுட் (kōlivuṭ)
• Telugu: కోలీవుడ్ (kōlīvuḍ)

Etymology 2

Blend of Kathmandu +‎ Hollywood.

Proper noun

Kollywood

1. (informal) The Nepali film industry located in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Related terms

• Bollywood
• Hollywood
• Nollywood
• Tollywood
• Urduwood