Jagmohan Singh Barhok
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, forms part of Hindi cinema as the leading regional partner in the country. The first Tamil silent film, “Keechaka Vadham”, was made by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918.Tamil cinema later influenced residents of the neighbouring countries comprising Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and part of middle east with a sizeable Indian population.
Veterans like NTR, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth & later Prabhu, Madhavan, Dhanush did wonders. Some of the earlier actresses included the likes of Savitri, & later young ,talented & glamorous actresses like Sariya Saran, Anushka Shetty, Tamannah Bhatia ,Keerthy Suresh, Trisha Krishnan ,Nayanthara, Kajal Aggarwal & Prabhu Ruth appeared on the film horizon to add grandeur.
In recent years “Baahubali: The Beginning” & “Baahubali: The Conclusion” did wonders on the box office front to strenghten Tamil claim to be the leading film making state with hundreds of young,nubile,beautiful and voluptuous starlets invading KollywoOd like honey bees.
Trisha Krishnan, Keerthy Suresh, Priya Anand, Shruti Haasan, Regina, Cassandra, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Athulya Ravi ,Priyamani, Indhuja Ravichandran, Tanya Ravichandran, Shammu, Charmila, Meera Mithun, Sanam Shetty, Aathmika, Sanchita Shetty Vani Bhojan,Charmila, Nandita Swetha, Anjali, Ritika Singh ,Meera Vasudevan, Rashi Khanna, Sanchita Shetty, Poonam Bajwa, are some of the Known Tamil faces. Urvashi Rautela is also making her Tamil debut.
Malayalam,Tamil & Kannada flms have been known for their sexual contents. As many as 22% films made in late 1970s earned “A’ certificate of which Malayalam films alone accounted for 48%. Many of the actresses down South had no qualms about shedding their inhibitions as well as clothes-the snarling censors notwithstanding. And many of these actresses were willing to do any act-nude,sexy,deviant or perverted on the screen. Topping the list of permissive films is the blockbuster “Avalude Ravukal” (Her Nights) a 1978 Malayalam-language film directed by I. V. Sasi. It is rated and still considered as one of the boldest films ever made down South.
Sex films were also produced in Tamil titled “Mirugam” ,”Uyir”, & “Kadhal Kadhai”. Some of these may not be characterized as lusty or sheer erotica but they surely touched or highlighted some of the most delicate sexual issues.
The scenario now seems to have shifted to Web Series. Many such series have done wonders in last 2-3 years the likes of “Aashram”, “Mirzapur”, ‘City of Dreams”, ‘Lahore International” , ” Ek Thi Begum” & recently “The Family Man 2”. These have ,in fact, opened floodgates of opportunities for many upcoming starlets who seem too willing to act & earn handsomely. Some have already cemented their stakes. Interestingly, many of these starlets have come via down South and some have worked there too including some of the known & prominent faces like Samantha Ruth Prabhu who surprised many with her ruthlessness-oriented role in “The Family Man 2”.The days are rosy ahead for many of these aspiring girls earning fabulously & enjoying, too.
