No. of screens 639 (2011) Animated 1 National films 13,130,000 (22.1%) | Fictional 26 Total 59,500,000 | |
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Main distributors Lotus Five Star AVAstro ShawTayangan Unggul Sdn Bhd | ||
The making of Tamil films outside its motherland of Tamil Nadu is actively growing. With the Tamil diaspora worldwide, there are many enthusiastic filmmakers who want to make their mark. In particular, more films are coming from Malaysia.
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Tamil cinema started in 1973 after the movie Ratha Paei, starring Malaysia Vasudevan. It was shot in Chennai. Centered in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru, the industry remained relatively small with fewer than 50 films produced. The industry has slow growth and faces strong competition from Tamil films from Kollywood.
List of Tamil films from Malaysia by year
Below ia a list of Tamil language films produced in Malaysia. The total grosses of the films are in Ringgit Malaysia, and the source is FINAS.
1973
Actors
Actresses
Directors
References
Malaysian Tamil cinema Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA