Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian Cinema based in Kerala dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language. It is also known by the nickname Mollywood.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 Trivandrum is the centre.The first 3D film produced in India, My Dear Kuttichathan (1984), was made in Malayalam. The first CinemaScope film 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, Marana Simhasanam, Chemmeen, Mathilukal and Vanaprastham were also screened and won awards at several international film festivals."@en }
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- Malayalam_cinema abstract "Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian Cinema based in Kerala dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language. It is also known by the nickname Mollywood.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 Trivandrum is the centre.The first 3D film produced in India, My Dear Kuttichathan (1984), was made in Malayalam. The first CinemaScope film 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, Marana Simhasanam, Chemmeen, Mathilukal and Vanaprastham were also screened and won awards at several international film festivals.".