All About Kollywood Part 2

All About Kollywood Part 2
Industrial trendsAverage annual film output in Tamil film industry has risen steadily in the 20th century1930s—22.5 releases per year on average1940s—22.1 releases per year on average1950s—32.6 releases per year on average1960s—43.0 releases per year on average1970s—62.5 releases per year on average1980s—104.6 releases per year on average1990s—101.2 releases per year on averageIn the year 2007 a record 105 movies were released.[1] For the purpose of entertainment taxes, returns have to be filed by the exhibitors weekly (usually each Tuesday). [1] The Tamil film industry accounts for approx. 1% of the gross domestic product of the state of Tamil Nadu. Costs of production have grown exponentially from just under Rs.40 lakhs in 1980 to over Rs.11 crores by 2005 for a typical star-studded big-budget film. Similarly, costs of processing per print have risen from just under Rs.2,500 in 1980 to nearly Rs.70,000 by 2005. Interestingly, The Tamil Nadu government has made provisions for an entertainment tax exemption for Tamil movies having pure Tamil word(s) in the title. This is in accordance with Government Order 72 passed on 22 July 2006. The first film to be released after the new Order was Unakkum Enakkum. The original title had been Something Something Unakkum Ennakkum, a half-English and a half-Tamil title.ExhibitorsThere are about 1800 cinema-halls located in Tamil Nadu[2],with nearly 80 of them located in Chennai.[3]. Below is a list of the most prominent exhibitors in the box office.Sathyamcomplex of many theatre screens - total of 2,380 seats (Chennai )sathyam, studio5, sreeAlbert - 1,225 seats (Chennai)albert & baby albertDevi - 1,212 seats (Chennai)Melody - 998 seats (Chennai)Abirami - 927 seats (Chennai)abirami, bala abirami, devi abiramiKasi - 917 seats (Chennai)Sangam - 877 seats (Chennai)Maharani - 733 seats (Chennai)Udhayam - 700 seats (Chennai)Santham - 567 seats (Chennai)Padmam - 540 seats (Chennai)Suriyan - 480 seats (Chennai)Devi Bala - 369 seats (Chennai)Subham - 306 seats (Chennai)Mayajaal - 3000+ seats (Chennai)Inox - 909 seats (Chennai)Show rentals range from Rs.700 in C-centres to as much as Rs.7,000 in A-centres for an average 700-seat screen. Unlike Hollywood, superstardom is deeply ingrained into Kollywood economics, so distributors are prepared to not only finance the films of super stars with proven track records but are also, in turn, able to secure minimum guarantees for those films from exhibitors. Rise of multiplexes in the late 1990s has stunted the growth of large screens