POWER POINT PRESENTATION

OF
HISTORY OF MALAYALAM CINEMA
 

Submitted
to the Department of Film Making
Loyola College
Chennai 600 034
 
 

  
 
by
(Name: R. Sudharsan)
(Dept no: 09-DFM-008)
Early Era

The first cinema hall was established in Trichur by

K.W.Joseph in 1907.

Manually operated film projector.

Electrically operated film projector was established in

Trichur by Jose Kattukkaran in 1913.

Jose Electrical Bioscope'.

Tamil, Hindi and English films only projected.

1920’s to 1940’s
The first Malayalam film,
Vigathakumaran, in 1928.
Silent film, produced and directed
by J. C. Daniel.
The second film, Marthanda
Varma in 1933.

Balan in 1938, was the first

talkie in Malayalam directed by S.
Nottani.

The first major film studio, Udaya, was

established in Kerala.
1950’s
Themes from very relevant social issues.
Linked with the material from literature, drama, and
politics from the very beginning.

Jeevithanauka, (1951)
Musical drama which spoke about the ego clashes
Neelakkuyil - 1954

Wins the President's silver medal.

Scripted by novelist, Uroob,
Directed by P. Bhaskaran and
Ramu Kariat.

Newspaper Boy -
1955
Contains elements of Italian
neorealism.
Story of a printing press employee and
his family being stricken with extreme
1960’s
Notable directors in 1960s and 1970s.
Ramu Karyat, the
director of Neelakkuyil
directed Chemmeen
(1965),
First Malayalam film to
win the National Film
Award for Best Film.
P. Bhaskaran also directed a few
acclaimed films in the 1960s. Rarichan
Enna Pouran(1956)
Iruttinte Atmavu (1966).
First colour film Kandam Bacha
Coat (1961)
Notable Films

Odeyil Ninnu Bhargavi Nilayam

directed by K.S. (1964)
Sethumadhavan directed by A.
Vincent.

Murappennu (1965)
directed by A. Vincent
Malayalam Parallel films of
the 1970’s
Emergence of a new wave of cinema in Malayalam.
Introducing the works of the French and Italian New
Wave directors to the discerning Malayali film enthusiasts.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan's first film

Swayamvaram (1972)
The first Malayalam film to participate
in an international film festival.

An important author in
Malayalam,
Directed his first film Nirmalyam,
by M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Won President's Gold Medal for
 G. Aravindan followed Adoor's lead with his
Uttarayanam in 1974.
Aravindan was famous in Kerala as a cartoonist

His Important Movies

before he started making films.

Kanchana Seeta
(1977),Thampu (1978),
Kummatty (1979),
Chidambaram (1985),
Oridathu (1986),
Vasthuhara (1990).
Malayalam Art Cinema of the
early 1980s Adoor
Gopalakrishnan
made Elipathayam in
1981.
This movie was
widely acclaimed
His Important
and won the British
Mukhamukham (1984),
Movies Film Institute award.
Anantharam (1987)
Mathilukal (1989),
Vidheyan (1994),
Kathapurushan (1995)
Nizhalkkuthu (2003).
Padmarajan made his early works in this period
including the movie Koodevide (1983)

His important movies

Peruvazhiyambalam - 1979
Oridathoru Phayalwan – 1981
Thinkalazcha Nalla Divasam – 1985
Namukku Parkan Munthiri Thoppukal – 1986
Desadanakkili Karayarilla – 1986
Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil - 1986
'Golden Age' of Malayalam
cinema
This period was characterised by detailed screenplays
dealing with everyday life with a lucid narration of plot
intermingling with humour and melancholy.
Perumthachan (1990), directed by Ajayan with
Santosh Sivan as the cinematographer.
Brilliant cinematography and lighting.
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986) by
Padmarajan also the important movie in this period.

Other important movies in

this
Malayil,
period
Kireedam (1989) directed by Sibi

Mathilukal(1989) directed by Adoor

Gopalakrishnan
'Amaram'(1991) directed by
'Golden Age' of Malayalam
cinema
The period had an abundance of movies rich in
creative humour from directors like
Priyadarshan, Sathyan Anthikkad and Kamal.

Piravi (1989) by Shaji N. Karun

The first Malayalam film to win
the Caméra d'Or-Mention at the
Cannes Film Festival.

Other notable contributions of this

period
Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and
Mammootty started acting in this
period.
They have now become the most
 His Highness Abdullah (1990) directed by Sibi
Malayil
Abhayam (1991) directed by Sivan
Daisy (1988) directed by Prathap K
Pothan.
Malayalam cinema through
early-mid 1990s

Important films in this period

Mathilukal(1990) and Vidheyan(1993) by director Adoo

Gopalakrishnan.
'Bharatham' (1991) by Sibi Malayi
Ulladakkam(1991) by director kamal
Manichitrathazhu (1993) by Fazil.
Ponthan mada(1993) by T.V.Chandr
Desadanam (1997) by Jayaraaj.
 Swaham (1994) directed by Shaji
N.Karun, the second Malayalam film entry
into the Cannes International Film
Festival,
where it was a nominee for the Palme
d'Or.

Murali Nair's Marana

Simhasanam later won the
Caméra d'Or at the 1999 Cannes
Film Festival
Malayalam cinema through
early-mid 2000s

The Malayalam film industry in recent times has

been affected by the spread of satellite digital
television and film piracy.
Slapstick comedy is the predominant theme in the
films of this era.
popularity of Tamil and Hindi movies in Kerala.
Many of the films released at this time become
biggest hits movies.
Important movies

 CID Moosa (2003) by Johny Meesamadhavan (2002) by

Antony Lal Jose

Kunjikkoonan directed by Sasi

Shankar (2002)
It was remaked then in tamil as
pearalagan
Malayalam cinema through
mid-late 2000s
Notable movies of this era
Udayananu Tharam
Note Book
Classmates
Kazhcha
Keerthi Chakra
Vinoda Yatra
Rajamanikyam
Arabi Kadha
Kadha Paryumbol
This era has seen new promising actors likeDileep
Prithviraj, Narain, Jayasurya, Indrajith, along with