Malayalam
noun
Mal·a·ya·lam
ˌma-lə-ˈyä-ləm 
ˌmä-
: the Dravidian language of Kerala, southwest India, closely related to Tamil
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The Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise started with the classic 1993 Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu, which was remade in Hindi in 2007.
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Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The film embraces India’s linguistic diversity, featuring dialogue in Malayalam, Hindi, and Marathi, along with documentary voices in Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Tamil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
The projects represent a linguistic mosaic, including Hindi, English, Assamese, Tamil, Marwari, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Nepali, Marathi, Pahadi, and Cantonese, demonstrating the market’s growing international appeal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
These networks and offerings are in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and other languages.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
The report, commissioned by the Kerala state government in response to a 2017 actress assault case, documents challenges faced by women in Malayalam cinema.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Set in a village in Kerala, the film follows a tailor with dreams of emigrating to the U.S. and a social outcast who simultaneously get superpowers when struck by lightning (minnal means lightning in Malayalam) with the former using them for good and the latter for evil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2024
The film was first made in 2013 in the Malayalam language, starring Mohanlal and Meena, before being remade in Hindi with Ajay Devgn and Tabu in the lead roles in 2015.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Fatehi made her name across India performing what are known as item songs — special musical numbers inserted into a movie — in numerous Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
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Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The film embraces India’s linguistic diversity, featuring dialogue in Malayalam, Hindi, and Marathi, along with documentary voices in Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Tamil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
The projects represent a linguistic mosaic, including Hindi, English, Assamese, Tamil, Marwari, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Nepali, Marathi, Pahadi, and Cantonese, demonstrating the market’s growing international appeal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
These networks and offerings are in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and other languages.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
The report, commissioned by the Kerala state government in response to a 2017 actress assault case, documents challenges faced by women in Malayalam cinema.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Set in a village in Kerala, the film follows a tailor with dreams of emigrating to the U.S. and a social outcast who simultaneously get superpowers when struck by lightning (minnal means lightning in Malayalam) with the former using them for good and the latter for evil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2024
The film was first made in 2013 in the Malayalam language, starring Mohanlal and Meena, before being remade in Hindi with Ajay Devgn and Tabu in the lead roles in 2015.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Fatehi made her name across India performing what are known as item songs — special musical numbers inserted into a movie — in numerous Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Malayalam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Malayalam. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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