Malayalam Hit Songs

At first (beginning in the 1920s), the Malayalam film industry was based in Trivandrum, although the film industry started to develop and flourish only by the late 1940s. Later, the industry shifted to Chennai (formerly Madras), which then was the capital of the South Indian film industry.By the end of 80s, the Malayalam film industry returned and established itself in Kerala with a major chunk of locations, studios, production and post-production facilities in Kochi and Trivandrum. Several media sources describe Kochi as the hub of the film industry, while Kerala government publications state that Thiruvananthapuram is the centre.The first 3D film produced in India, My Dear Kuttichathan (1984), was made in Malayalam. The first CinemaScopefilm produced in Malayalam was Thacholi Ambu (1978). The world's first film with just one actor in the cast was the Malayalam film The Guard (2001). Rajiv Anchal's Guru (1997) and Salim Ahamed's Adaminte Makan Abu (2011) are the only Malayalam films to be sent by India as its official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards, though not selected. Films such as Piravi, Swaham, MaranaSimhasanam, Chemmeen, Mathilukal and Vanaprastham were also screened and won awards at several international film festivals.