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Malayalam cinema, also known as Mollywood, refers to the Malayalam-language film industry based in Kerala, India. The industry has gained a significant following not only in India but also globally.

| Year | Film | Significance | |------|------|----------------| | 1930 | Marthanda Varma | First film based on a Malayalam novel. Never released due to legal issues. | | 1940 | Jnanambika | First film directed by a woman (T. R. Sundaram’s production, but script by a woman). | | 1948 | Nirmala | One of the first to tackle dowry and women’s education. | | 1950 | Chechi | Early social drama about sibling bonds and poverty. | 0gomalayalam movies