Malaysian and Singaporean Tamil cinema

Gurushetram - 24 Hours of Anger is a 2010 Singaporean Tamil crime thriller film directed by T. T. Dhavamanni

The making of Tamil films outside its motherland of Tamil Nadu is actively growing. With Tamil diaspora worldwide, there are many enthusiastic filmmakers who want to make their mark. Particularly more films are coming from Singapore and Malaysia.[1]

The history of film-making of Tamil language film in Malaysia date back to the early 1970s and the Singapore Tamil cinemas date back in the 2008s. In 2008 Eric Khoo's Tamil language social drama My Magic became Singapore's first film to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.[2] Estate Boy is the first Tamil animated series made in Malaysia.

List of Singaporean Tamil films

2008

Title Director/actor Note
My Magic Eric Khoo First Singapore film to be nominated for the Palme D'Or, the top award for film at the Cannes Film Festival. It was also Singapore's official entry for the Oscars in 2009

2010

Title Director/actor Note
Gurushetram – 24 Hours of Anger
  • DIRECTOR : T.T Thavamani
  • Written by : Dhavamani and Chong Tze Chien
  • Starring : Vishnu, Sivakumar, Mathialagan, Rajesh Kannan, Gunalan
  • considered the first full length Tamil film produced entirely in Singapore[3][4]
  • The film was distributed in Singapore by Golden Village Pictures and had a theatrical release in India as Singayil Gurushetram on 25 March 2011[5]
  • The film had a Charity Gala Premiere in Singapore, the Guest of Honor being the President of the Republic of Singapore Sellapan Ramanathan[6]

2009

List of Malaysian Tamil Films

References

  1. ↑ Local Tamil movies have come a long way. 29 December 2011
  2. ↑ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/351682/1/.html
  3. ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/65265.html
  4. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1573810.ece
  5. ↑ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-11-04/singaiyil-gurushetram-tt-dhavamani-24-03-11.html
  6. ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/21770.html
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