"Does anyone know which temple represents the 'Prithvi Sthalam' (Earth element) among the five Pancha Bhoota Stalams in South India?"?

Ekambeshwar Mahadev temple is known as Prithvi Sthlam.

Panch Bhootastalam : Southern India has five shrives dedicated to five elements of nature.

These Tamilnadu based shrines are Ekambareshwar temple (Prithvi/Earth) ; Jambukeswarar Temple (Apas/ Water) ; Arunachaleswarar Temple (Agni/Fire) ;

Sri Kalahasteeswara Temple (Vayu/Air) and Thillai Nataraja Temple (Akasha/ Space).

Sand lingam : It happens to be a rare Sand lingam

This Prithvi lingam was consecrated by Mata Parvati.

Sacred : This Kanchipuram based shrine is among the sacred Shiva shrines.

Its large temple complex also houses Nilathingal Thundam Perumal shrine.

No wonder, it is also adored as a Divya desham (a sacred Vishnu abode)

Prayer : Sri Ganeshaya Namah Namo Narayanaya Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram Namo Parvatipataye Har Har Mahadev Jai Jai Jai Hanuman Gosai Kripa Karo Gurudev Ki Nai

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Why do very few South Indian actresses get a role in North Indian movies but a lot of North Indian actresses get a role in South?

 South indian actress are good in acting skill but lack in showing glamour in early 2000s.

They lack acting in bikinis and lack in kiss scene especially they lack in portray their body shape by which most of the men love to watch.

They are poor performer of sexy scene which every men go for watching movie in theatres with the mouth open.

That days, no one goes to movie which is heroine oriented and that too skill based movie.

May be some historic stories or big budget stories run. ( This only suit for North India)

Especially this too fail in South India especially in 2000’s

South indian films are mostly commercial based.

They have two or three love songs. In that one is “ kuthu song”, one is a normal song, and the last is a sexy song. The first two song comes before interval. The third song and the fourth( seperation or sad song) will be the second half. There will be ending song ( happy ending)also.

Directors want to engage people till the end of movie. So they introduce female actors from north.

North indian female actress may don't have acting skills but they fill up what the fan wants.

Simran.

Kiran rathod

Nagma

These are old stories.

But nowadays(in 2010 to 2020) south indian actress also have increased their capabilities and are showing good skill in acting as well as glamour roles

Nayanthara

Trisha

varalakshmi

Anjali

Samantha

Shruti hasan

As north indian films are mostly commercial film, they don't want to pick a south indian actress as they have a huge lumsum of glamourous actress.

Catching a big fish(glamourous actress) in sea(north india) is easier than catching it in pond.(south india)

In South( especially tamilnadu)

And nowadays things have changed in 2020, some film (heroine based) also being a hit example airaa, aramm, imaika nodikal,Raatchaci, kaatrin mozhi , English vinglish

Without heorine or songs also, the film runs

Example:kaithi.

Sometimes for story, the film runs

example vadachennai, Madras, asuran,Nimirundu nil,supramaniapuram, appa, saatai, Thani oruvan, pariyerum Perumal, kullanarikootam etc etc

Why do South Indian films look more Indian than Bollywood’s?

 I believe both South Indian films and Bollywood film both look Indian and have feel of a desi touch.

Bollywood has modern touch because Bollywood film industry is headquartered in Mumbai , the most developed city in Indian subcontinent and has a Audience size of atleast 1 billion or 1000 million or 100 crores.

This means high quality visuals, large number of production houses and producers and everything is big.

South Indian film industry is not just one film industry it is actually 5 or 6. The market is very low compared to mighty Bollywood. It's approximately 252 million audience size.

Kannada language film industry or Sandalwood headquartered in Mandya, Karnataka. It's popularity is restricted to Karnataka only.

Mandya is primary hub of Kannada film industry.Mandya is considered a premier, high-octane, and loyal stronghold for the Kannada film industry (Sandalwood), often acting as a crucial barometer for a film's success due to its dedicated fan base. It is a major region for promotion, frequently hosting top stars.

Tamil language film industry or Kollywood is headquartered in Chennai and Kumbakonam. Tamil Nadu is the primary hub of Kollywood.

Telugu language film industry or Tollywood is headquartered in Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are the primary hub of Tollywood. It's the largest film industry after Bollywood and the Largest Film industry in South India.

Malayalam language film industry or Kollywood is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala is the primary hub of Kollywood.

Tulu language film industry or Coastalwood is headquartered in Mangalore, Tulu Nadu state.

Which South Indian actress was unsuccessful in Bollywood?

 Rambha

The actress who has done a fare share of movies in all South Indian industries and 17 movies in Hindi cinema, failed to outshine with her work in the Hindi Industry.

Tamannah Bhatia

The Bahubali actress had actually made a debut in Bollywood in 2005 with Chand Sa Roshan Cehra, but failed. She made it big in south but even her second innings in Bollywood also did not lead to great success.

Shruti Haasan

The daughter of famous south star Kamal Hassan, Shruti Hassan has done a fare share of Hindi movies but all of them failed to make her a star.

Bhumika Chawla

The one hit wonder in Bollywood, the Tere Naam actress is a hit down south. But the Tere Naam actress failed to create much impact in Bollywood!

Hansika Motwani

A child actor from Bollywood, Hansika turned to south Indian films to and became a star. But here Bollywood endeavors like Aapka Suroor failed to impress!

Trisha Krishnan

Her Bollywood debut opposite Akshay Kumar in Khatta Meetha failed to get her any great opportunities in Bollywood!

Shriya Saran

Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003 was her debut Bollywood film, and her part in Drishyam even won her accolades but yet she failed to win Bollywood over!

Jyothika

The one an only film she attempted in Bollywood was her debut Dooli Saja Ke Rakhna which failed at the box office. She then happily turned to Tamil cinema!

What are some of the best South Indian movies ever made?

 I can answer this question twice I guess , because I am such a crazy fan of South movies.

1. Ratsasan

2. Mangalavaar ( I suggested this movie to many and everyone liked it and gave wonderful reviews)

3. Eleven

4. Officer On Duty

5. Maharaja

6. Irrata

7.Cadaver

8. Identity

9. RekhaChitram

10.Kishkinda Kandam

And I don’t understand why everybody is crazy about this movie “EKO”, I mean I saw so many reels claiming this to be a very wow and mind blowing movie. But when I started watching, it literally took all my patience that I had gathered in these many years hoping to see the mind blowing climax but it only wasted my time!

Do let me know if I am missing on some mind blowing movies.

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What are some of the wrong depictions of South India in Bollywood movies?

 Bollywood doesn’t know any place other than Mumbai and Awadh.

With respect of South India, they only have two cities- Chennai and “Kerala”(I know this is a state)

Their South Indian vocabulary starts from ”Ayyo” and ends at “Yenna Rascala”.

Apparently all South Indian dons only well-plaid SAREES. Seldom you will see any South Indian girls in any other clothes, be it Dil Se… or 2 States.

Another thing is that they expect all South Indians will be trained in Classical Indian dances. Nothing wrong in that but just that in every Bollywood movie I had watched on South India, protagonist will have one classical dance number.

I am a North Indian but I have met a lot of South Indian students in schools (Army School). And trust me, their vocabulary is not as bad as it is shown in movie. You will be surprised at how clear is pronunciation of many. But who will tell this to Bollywood.

(Most annoying accent of all time. Comic, but hugely irritating)

I don’t think that South Indians wear only Lungi.

Agneepath, Sajan Chale Sasural, Padosan, Gumnaam, these are some movies where characters only wear Lungi all the time.

Bollywood need to introspect on how they portray different cultures. Most of us grow watching Bollywood and think that what’s shown there is true as hell.

P.S. High Expectations from Thalaivi. Hope this doesn’t disappoint us in terms of cultural portrayal.