The Tulu Film Industry

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This day, today saw the historic significance for Tulu speaking and Tulu Movie lovers in the five decade old Tulu Entertainment sector as the new identity unfolded to give the audience and the stakeholders an iconic name to reckon, along with the unveiling of the logo for Tuluwood it also marked the official christening of Tulu Film Industry as TULUWOOD, the brand new name that will herald a new vibrancy and prosperity for this emerging Industry with a symbolic identity. Tuluwood is here to stay, a new word coined unamioulsy by the Tulu films fraternity as this industry completes 45 years of its existence considering the first Tulu film titled Enna Thangadi that was released in 1971, Tulu films are not only the perse of Karnataka or the Coastal …show more content…

Former journalists from the reputed south India daily and a Veteran from the Bollywood, been very closely connected with Tuluwood, a manglorean by birth, Author of the book lately made in to movie by RVG, script writer, screeplay writer , movie producer Rommel Rodrigues too agrees with branding the Tulu movie film industry as Tuluwood, here is what he says “The communication in Tulu language brings bonding and soulmanship among the tulunads, thus tulu movies brings rootfull connect across demographics and geographies, diaspora globally feels connected while communicating in Tulu, however from the current context with the globally emerging mindset, the catchword has to become a quick buzzword that to being modern and ultra cosmopolitan, hence the fusion can be coined as TULUWOOD , which brings in the connect of Tulu movie language plus wood of bollywood is very much apt, I do strongly opine using Tuluwood as this will represent the tulu movie fraternity along with an identity to the viewers, audiences and stakeholders in India and …show more content…

In the current financial year it could be more, in this emerging scenario with a bit of initial challenges with its new name, Tulu film industry christened as TULUWOOD , will definitely find a global foothold thereby providing a value-add to the entire entertainment fraternity ,moreover it would be a great puller for the genuine talent and likeminded community to foster bonding and growth in the near future.”

Very Upbeat on TULUWOOD, Actor Hemu Shetty, says "As per the industry estimates TULUWOOD pegs around 400 to 600 crore Industry will the total revenues coming across all the segments, as they too are produced, marketed and distributed as per the bollywood format, because 90% Of the viewers are the bollywood viewers, TULUWOOD forms the second segment of viewers who also watch bollywood and Hollywood movies in India and the diaspora's across. With a nominal rise on year to year TULUWOOD will become a 1000 cr Industry at least by 5 years from

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