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The first Malayalam movie was released in 1928. It was a silent film titled Vigathakumaran, produced and directed by a businessman, J. C. Daniel who had no prior film experience. However this film was a commercial failure . The second film Marthanda Varma, produced in 1933 was based on a novel by C. V. Raman Pillai . But it was never released due to some legal issues.
Balan released in 1938 was the first talkie in Malayalam. It was produced at Chennai (then Madras) in the neighbouring state of Tamilnadu. Malayalam movies continued to be made almost exclusively by Tamil producers till 1947 when the first major film studio, Udaya was established in Kerala. With this more Keralites entered this field of films.
In 1954, Neelakkuyil captured national interest by winning the President's silver medal. Scripted by the well-known Malayali novelist Uroob and directed by P. Bhaskaran , it is often considered as the first authentic Malayali film. Another notable production was Newspaper Boy ( 1955) which had elements of neorealism. Chemmeen (1965), directed by Ramu Kariat and based on a story by Thakazhi Shivashankara Pillai went on to become immensely popular and won the national award. It had music by Salil Choudhury , songs by Manna DeyManna Dey (born 1920) is a popular playback singer in Hindi films, also known as Bollywood. Some of the films which gained him popularity are : Awaara (1951) Do Bigha Zamin (1953) Boot Polish (1954) Shree 420 (1955) Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje (1955) Devdas and editing by Hrishikesh Mukherjee .
The 70s saw the emergence of a new wave of cinema in Malayalam. The growth of film society movement in Kerala introduced the works of the French and Italian New Wave directors to the discerning Malayali film enthusiasts. Adoor Gopalakrishnan 's first film Swayamvaram ( 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un) brought Malayalam cinema to the International film arena. In 1973 M. T. Vasudevan Nair who was by then recognized as an important author in Malayalam, directed his first film Nirmalyam, which won the President's Gold Medal for the best film. G. Aravindan followed Adoor's lead with his Uttarayanam in 1974. John AbrahamJohn Abraham is a common name and can be often referred to: John Abraham (b. at Kuttanad in Changanacherry, 1937; d. in Calicut 31 May 1987) was a Malayalam film director. John Abraham is an Indian model and actor., K. R. Mohanan , K. G. GeorgeGeorge (b. at Changanacherry in Kottayam, 1946) is a Malayalam film director. One of his well known movies is Yavanika an artistically made detective thriller. Most of his movies are realistic and away from cliches. George was completely different in the, and G. S. Panikkar were products of the Pune Film Institute who made significant contributions.
Aravindan was famous in Kerala as a cartoonist before he started making films. He is considered one of the best Indian film directors. His important movies include Kanchana Seeta ( 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar), Thampu ( 1978Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay 213 dead. January 4 Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet.), Kummatty ( 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings.), Chidambaram ( 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor), Oridathu ( 1986), and Vasthuhara ( 1990).