The first talkie in Malayalam was Balan, released in 1938. However, after only being shown for four days, the film prints were confiscated due to a legal battle over copyright. A second film, Marthanda Varma, based on a novel by C. Daniel founded the first film studio, The Travancore National Pictures Limited, in Kerala. Daniel, a businessman with no prior film experience, who is credited as the father of Malayalam cinema. Production started in 1928, and it was released at the Capitol Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on 23 October 1930. The first film made in Malayalam was Vigathakumaran. PK Rosy, the first actress of Malayalam movie industry As of 2018, Malayalam cinema has got 14 awards for the best actor, 6 for the best actress, 12 for the best film, and 13 for the best film director at the National Film Awards, India. Several media sources describe Kochi as the hub of the film industry. By the late 1980s, the Malayalam film industry returned and established itself in Kerala with the majority of locations, studios, production and post-production facilities being located in Kochi.

Later the industry shifted to Chennai (formerly Madras), which then was the capital of the South Indian film industry. ĭuring the early 1920s the Malayalam film industry was based in Thiruvananthapuram, although the film industry started to develop and flourish only by the late 1940s. The first CinemaScope film produced in Malayalam was Thacholi Ambu (1978).

The first 3D film produced in India, My Dear Kuttichathan (1984), was made in Malayalam. Swaham (1994) won the Bronze Rosa Camuna at the Bergamo Film Meeting in Italy. Other films which achieved global acclaim include Chemmeen (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography. Rajiv Anchal's Guru (1997), Salim Ahamed's Adaminte Makan Abu (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's Jallikkattu (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. In 1982, Elippathayam won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. Malayalam cinema, is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures.

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