Talk:Malayalam cinema/Archive 1

Sooraj
Is there an actor named Sooraj ? Tintin 19:45, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, never heard of him. I think we should delete it. thunderboltz 05:05, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Can you provide all the films which have been directed by Padmarajan? Vinod.Bglre

Someone please comply with this
''This was originally pasted in the article but it belongs here in discussion. Note that I didn't write it, just moved it'' VarunRajendran
 * Also de-capitalise this and post it to an article: JOSE STARTED HIS CAREER THOUGH M.T VASUDEVAN NAIR'S FILM DWEEP.HIS MAJOR FILMS ARE NJAN NJAN MATRAM,AARATTU,URAKKAM VARATHA RATHRIKAL,HRIDAYATHINDE NIRANGAL,RAPADIKALUDE GATHA,IVAR,PADASWARAM,VIJAYAMNAMMUDE SENANI,ANGADI,MEEN, THUSHARAM,AHIMSHA,ASTHAMIKKATHA PAKALUKAL,SWANDAMENNA PADAM,1921,SANDARBHAM,KOODU THEDUNNA PARAVA,VIDHICHADUM KODHICHADUM,MUGHAGAL,CHAKKIKOTHORU CHANGARAN,ITHRAYUM KALAM

Ilaiyaraaja's music in Malayalam films
Dear Wikipedians, The Malayalam film albums listed in the Ilaiyaraaja article section seems like a long list. Whether articles about these films exist on Wikipedia is also unknown. Could someone please review the Malayalam film albums listed here, discard non-notable entries and tidy it up in general? Thank you. AppleJuggler 11:47, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Guru
Some sources I checked mention Guru (1993 Mohanlal movie) as India's official Oscar nomination for that year. Could somebody who actually remembers the event confirm it and add the info to the article? Thanks!--thunderboltz(Deepu) 14:45, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * More 1997 than 1993. I have no idea whether it was nominated though.

Doubts on NPOV
The movies in current period is largely nonsensical comedies primarily aiming at large scale entertainment without much artistic message. These movies include Meesamadhavan (2002) by Lal Jose and Kunjikkoonan directed by Sasi Shankar (2002).

How does the author decide that the movie is nonsensical comedy without artisitc message..The second line is it necessary. It kinda creates a perhaps unintentional implication that the author is targetting Dileep movies.!

Well, most films with Dileep in the leading roles are basically nonsensical comedy. Most critics would agree with this statement. Also, comparing to the comedic films of the 80s, the films in the 90s and 2000s are more childish.

well..i believe the term you are looking for is slapstick comedy...and without any citations, i dont think its a great idea to comment on subjective issues.. Rakes 08:07, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Dravidian civilizations
Wiki Raja 11:13, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 16:20, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

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Article Expanded
I have expanded the article with new sections:
 * Pioneered film-making aspects
 * Notable personalities
 * Landmark films

I also added new sections related to Malayalam cinema:
 * Kerala State Film Awards
 * International Film Festival of Kerala

I have removed the tag to add more references after adding several references.--Anoopkn (talk) 21:29, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Reassessment
The article has been reassessed to C class in WP India and it remains in start class in WP Films, after an unsuccessful bid for B-class. The main problem of the article, that prevents it from being rated as B-class is that it don't use proper citation templates. Request you to replace replace the current citations with the template and add more citation, esp. in the history section--Anoopkn (talk) 13:22, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Added proper reference template using Reflinks tool. The article needs a few more images. I'm looking for relevant images on the net. If you have a uesful image (not only for this article, but for the whole wikipedia) which you own, please upload it in http://commons.wikimedia.org and then use the image in wikipedia. You can upload all images/photos created before 1 January 1949 (for 2009) even if you don't own them, as they are in public domain. Additionally, the article can have its history section expanded and more citations added--Anoopkn (talk) 08:27, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Kept a Start-class - vastly lacking in references, and many of the sections are far from comprehensive. Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 03:13, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Need Help
Can anyone add the details given here? Axxn (talk) 08:16, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Golden era of Malayalam cinema ?
In many articles related to Malayalam cinema, including this one, there is a reference that the period from 1986-1995 is known as the Golden Age of Malayalam cinema. However, on going through Google search results, I cannot find the source of this particular claim. There are many websites which tell you the same thing, but all of them are copied from wikipedia and/or are not reliable sources. On the other hand, these are some reliable references that I found:

NDTV : The 90s, often dubbed as the golden era of Malayalam cinema, witnessed Mohanlal portraying challenging characters and breaking many stereotypes in films

Gireesh Kasaravalli: “The period from 1960s to 1970s was the golden era of Malayalam cinema according to me. 

The Hindu: Melodies of the Eighties and the Nineties – the golden age of Malayalam cinema, always evoke nostalgia. 

The Hindu: "In the 1980’s and 90’s you acted one great role after another" "Mammootty and I were lucky we could act in films made by the great masters in what was the golden period of Malayalam cinema. "

The Hindu: During the golden age of Malayalam cinema - the 70's and 80's - the script and story-telling were the most important factors instead of the gimmicks and superstar presentations of today. 

The Hindu: Never before, even during the golden period of Malayalam films during the Eighties, has the industry seen such good times

The Hindu: Hariharan points out that during the golden age of Malayalam films (70's and 80's),

Each person seems to have his own opinion regarding the golden period of Malayalam cinema. Can anyone find a reliable source that 1986-1995 is widely accepted as the golden period?

Shekure (talk) 09:13, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Harikrishnans
Is Harikrishnans required in the list, since it had only one official climax from its second week ? Anish Viswa  12:52, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

there is no need to put lack of citations there. more than enough citations — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeevanjoseph1974 (talk • contribs) 19:58, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

The insinuation that fan base of Mohanlal and Mammootty are on communal lines is not only nonsense but also without enough evidence to back up. Note that the only citation given is Rediff.com which is a media. The reporter/ media has given their own interpretation and may have their own interests for doing it. I remember correctly that none of the Malayalam newspaper carried such an interpretation at that time. Personally, I have found that Mohanlal's fan base is in the Centre-South of Kerala while Mammootty's is Centre-North. This has a lot to do with the accents which they have while speaking Malayalam. Most South Kerala people like Mohanlal because of his South Kerala accent while North Keralites prefer Mammootty because of his Neutral/Northern accent. In Central Kerala both have fans. This is the way "Harikrishnans" was released too.

It is unfortunate that wiki adopted a narrow communal interpretation and needs correction.

If any the only thing one can say is that in North Kerala it was released with one climax and in South Kerala a different one? Why the unsubstantiated communal divides ? Prathambhu (talk) 14:37, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Mollywood
pls include this fact: malayalam cinema is often referred to as Mollywood, a portmanteau of "Malayalam" and "Hollywood". u can find various sources like, and. Kailash29792 (talk) 16:09, 29 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Answer my question! Kailash29792 (talk) 13:56, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Mollywood or Malluwood?
I am actually confused. What actually is the Malayalam film industry called. I had read an article in The Hindu which referred it to as Malluwood but I see it as Mollywood in Wikipedia. But when searched for in Google, both show results of Malayalam film sites. Mollywood also showed about a foreign actress. Jayadevp13 (talk) 10:46, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

Superstars vs Notable stars
Noticed many many edits inserting/deleting names of many actors into the list of Superstars. It does not look good to create Superstar vs other notable stars. Based on what do we keep such hierarchies? This sort of a thing is very personal isn't it ? X's superstar may not be Y's choice or vice-versa.

Instead of inviting edit wars involving fan base - it is better to discuss and create a policy on whether to hold such hierarchies and if we hold how to decide about it. Prathambhu (talk) 14:17, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Is Aashiq Abu not a prominent director ?
Materialthunder removed Asif Ali from the list of noted young actors and Aashiq Abu from the list of noted young directors. I am sure Aashiq Abu is indeed the among the foremost, if not the best and someone needs to correct it, without which the page will lack in important info. Materialthunder seem to regularly makes POV edits. I am already in the midst of an unfortunate edit war and do not want to get into one more. Prathambhu (talk) 15:36, 22 February 2013 (UTC)