Sandalwood colloquially refers to Cinema of Karnataka, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka. Most of the movies are made in the Kannada language, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Kannada films form an important component of the Cinema of India.
Best of current Kannada film actresses have acted in many other languages movie. Deepika Padukone for example is acted in Bollywood and all ready to make debut in Hollywood.