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Kodambakkam | |
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  Kodambakkam Kodambakkam கோடம்பாக்கம் (Chennai)  Kodambakkam Kodambakkam (Tamil Nadu)  Kodambakkam Kodambakkam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°03′13″N 80°13′32″E / 13.0535°N 80.2255°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai District |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Zone | ZONE 10 – Kodambakkam Zone |
| Ward | Ward No. 127,130,131,133,134 |
| Talukas | Mambalam Taluk |
| Government | |
| • Body | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600024 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai South |
| Legislative Assembly constituency | Theagarayanagar (T Nagar) |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Civic agency | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Website | www |
Kodambakkam (also known as K-Town[1] or Kollywood) is a business and residential neighbourhood in Central Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The neighbourhood is served by Kodambakkam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Kodambakkam has a high concentration of film studios and has been known for its status as the hub of the Tamil film industry, lending its name to the industry's monicker Kollywood.[2]
- ^ "Corona hits K-Town: Shoots disrupted, releases pushed – Times of India". The Times of India. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Vasudevan, Ravi (2020). "Bollywood". Keywords for India : a Conceptual Lexicon for the 21st Century. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-1-350-03927-8. OCLC 1134074309.