The Tamil film industry seems to be growing at a hectic pace indeed. The number of films being produced and released has been increasing steadily.
And now, in the 100th year of cinema in India, looks like a record of sorts has been created in Kollywood.
According to film historian Film News Anandan who has been tracking the Tamil industry for decades, “The month of August has seen the highest number of releases in Tamil ever since Tamil films began to be made in1931. There were 24 releases in Tamil, excluding the 6 dubbed films that were released. This is an all-time record for Tamil cinema.”
This is no doubt good news for the industry and the thousands of people who are dependent on it apart from the millions of viewers across the globe.
But the sad part is that barring one or two films none made money at the box-office. The 24 films may have cost nearly Rs 100 crore, but losses are huge.
It also calls for some kind of regulation in film releases, otherwise the novelty of films will evaporate.