![]() In the early days, Tamil, Hindi and English language films were exhibited in these theatres. Soon such cinema halls were established in other major cities of Kerala. In 1913, the first electrically operated film projector was established (inThrissur again) by Jose Kattukkaran and was called the "Jose Electrical Bioscope". The first cinema hall in Kerala, with a manually operated film projector, was opened in Thrissur by K. With support from the Kerala state government production climbed from around 6 a year in the 1950s, through 30 a year in the 60s, 40 a year in the 70s, to 127 films in the year 1980. Films such as Piravi, Swaham, Marana Simhasanam, Chemmeen, Mathilukaland Vanaprastham were also screened and won awards at several international film festivals.Īctive Malayalam film production did not take place until the second half of the 20th century: there were only two silent films, and three Malayalam-language films before 1947. Rajiv Anchal's Guru (1997) and Salim Ahamed's Adaminte Makan Abu (2011) are the only Malayalam films to be sent by India as its official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. The world's first film with just one actor in the star cast was the Malayalam film The Guard (2001). The first CinemaScope film produced in Malayalam wasThacholi Ambu (1978). The first 3D film produced in India, My Dear Kuttichathan (1984), was made in Malayalam. Several media sources describe Kochi as the hub of the film industry, while the Kerala government publications and government sponsored Kinfra organisation states Thiruvananthapuram is the centre. By the end of 1980s, the Malayalam film industry returned and established itself in Kerala. Later, the industry shifted to Chennai (formerly Madras), which then was the capital of the South Indian film industry. Although the film industry started to develop and flourish only by the late-1940s. At first (beginning in the 1920s), the Malayalam film industry was based in Trivandrum. ![]()
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