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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Can a film of this scale and radical ambition, produced in India in the Malayalam language, and directed by a woman, cut through?
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
The series has been dubbed in Hindi, Malayalam and Telugu to reach a wider audience within India.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
The Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise started with the classic 1993 Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu, which was remade in Hindi in 2007.
—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
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
The series has been dubbed in Hindi, Malayalam and Telugu to reach a wider audience within India.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
The Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise started with the classic 1993 Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu, which was remade in Hindi in 2007.
—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
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“Malayalam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Malayalam. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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