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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

톨리우드

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Tol-i-u-deu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tollywood/ˈtɒl.i.wʊd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"톨리우드는 텔루구어 영화를 제작하는 인도 영화 산업입니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The Indian film industry producing motion pictures in the Telugu language, primarily based in Hyderabad.

    "Tollywood has gained international acclaim for producing epic blockbusters with high production values."
  2. 2

    A historical term formerly used to refer to the cinema industry of West Bengal, based in Tollygunge, Kolkata.

    "Early pioneers of Indian cinema laid the foundations of Tollywood in Bengal before the term became widely associated with Telugu cinema."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Portmanteau combining 'Telugu' (referring to the Telugu-language film industry based in states like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) and 'Hollywood', coined in the 20th century following the established naming convention of global film industries.

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