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 of the neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and part of Middle East with a sizeable Indian & Tamil population.
Veterans like MGR,Sivaji Ganesan,Gemini Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth & later Prabhu, Madhavan, Dhanush did wonders. Some of the earlier actresses included the likes of Savitri, Manorma, Jayalalitha, Saroja Devi, Padmini , Khushbu & later young ,talented & glamorous actresses like Shriya Saran, Anushka Shetty, Nayanthara, Tamannah Bhatia, Keerthy Suresh,T risha Krishnan, Kajal Aggarwal & Samantha Ruth Prabhu appeared on the film horizon to add grandeur.
In recent years “Darbar”(2020), “Baahubali: The Conclusion”(2017) , “Baahubali: The Beginning” (2015), “Thuppaki” (2012) & “Sivaji”(2007) did wonders on the box office front to strengthen Tamil claim to be the leading film making state with hundreds of young ,nubile, beautiful and voluptuous starlets invading Kollywood like ‘honey bees’ as a stepping stone to climb up the the ladder.
Shraddha Das, Nia Sharma, Urfi, Ruhani, Sharma, Anupma Agnihotri, Nikita Sharma, Ankita Dave ,Sofia Ansari, Aabha Paul, Avneshi Jain, Yashika Aannand , Pranitha Subhash, Nabha Natesh, Symrann Kaur, Priya Banerjee, Garima Chaurasia, Madalsa Sharma, Shama Sikander, Parvati Nair, Nikki Tamboli, Giz Thakral, Pragya Jaiswal, Apsara Rani, Gehana Vashisht are some of the loveliness , lusciousness & eroticism prone cuties. Web Series are the current craze and most young & aspiring starlets are too passionate about being a part of these. Some of the luscious lasses are reportedly earning handsomely ,too. Many among these have also worked in Hindi films. Urvashi Rautela, a former Miss India, is also making her Kollywood debut.