During the 1920s, silent Tamil language film were shot at makeshift locations in and around Chennai, and for technical processing, they were sent to Pune or Calcutta.
Pada 1920an, film bisu berbahasa Tamil melakukan pengambilan gambar di tempat-tempat di dalam dan di sekitar Chennai, dan untuk pemprosesan teknikal, hasil pengambilan gambar tersebut dikirim ke Pune atau Kalkuta.