Dulquer Salmaan refused to ever act in a Malayalam-language film.
Malayalam cinema is the Indian film industry based in the southern state of Kerala , dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language .. Kerala. Kerala. Indian film. Indian cinema. Malayalam. Malayalam language. Malayalam cinema is the fourth largest film industry in India .. India. India. Malayalam. Malayalam language. Works such as Marana Simhasanam and Vanaprastham were screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival .. Marana Simhasanam. Marana Simhasanam. Vanaprastham. Vanaprastham. Un Certain Regard. Un Certain Regard. 1999 Cannes Film Festival. 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cannes Film Festival. Cannes Film Festival. Marana Simhasanam garnered the coveted Camera d'Or -LRB- `` Golden Camera '' -RRB- for that year .. Marana Simhasanam. Marana Simhasanam. Camera d'Or. Camera d'Or. In 1982 , Elippathayam won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival , and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute .. Elippathayam. Elippathayam. Sutherland Trophy. Sutherland Trophy. London Film Festival. London Film Festival. British Film Institute. British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal 's Guru -LRB- 1997 -RRB- and Salim Ahamed 's Adaminte Makan Abu -LRB- 2011 -RRB- were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards .. India. India. Malayalam. Malayalam language. Rajiv Anchal. Rajiv Anchal. Guru. Guru ( 1997 film ). Salim Ahamed. Salim Ahamed. Adaminte Makan Abu. Adaminte Makan Abu. Best Foreign Language Film category. Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Academy Awards. Academy Awards. Adoor Gopalakrishnan has won the International Film Critics Prize -LRB- FIPRESCI -RRB- for his works such as Mukhamukham -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , Anantaram -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , Mathilukal -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , Vidheyan -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , Kathapurushan -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , and Nizhalkkuthu -LRB- 2002 -RRB- .. Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Adoor Gopalakrishnan. FIPRESCI. FIPRESCI. Mukhamukham. Mukhamukham. Anantaram. Anantaram. Mathilukal. Mathilukal ( film ). Vidheyan. Vidheyan. Kathapurushan. Kathapurushan. Nizhalkkuthu. Nizhalkkuthu. Other films which achieved global acclaim include Chemmeen -LRB- 1965 -RRB- , which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival , and a Gold Medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography .. Chemmeen. Chemmeen. Chicago International Film Festival. Chicago International Film Festival. Cannes Film Festival. Cannes Film Festival. Piravi -LRB- 1989 -RRB- won at least 31 international honors , including the Camera d'Or -- Mention Speciale at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival , and was screened at the Un Certain Regard .. Un Certain Regard. Un Certain Regard. Camera d'Or. Camera d'Or. Cannes Film Festival. Cannes Film Festival. Piravi. Piravi. 1989 Cannes Film Festival. 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Swaham -LRB- 1994 -RRB- won the Bronze Rosa Camuna at the Bergamo Film Meeting in Italy .. Swaham. Swaham. Italy. Italy. The first 3D film produced in India , My Dear Kuttichathan -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , was made in Malayalam .. India. India. Malayalam. Malayalam language. 3D film. 3D film. My Dear Kuttichathan. My Dear Kuttichathan. The first CinemaScope film produced in Malayalam was Thacholi Ambu -LRB- 1978 -RRB- .. Malayalam. Malayalam language. CinemaScope. CinemaScope. Thacholi Ambu. Thacholi Ambu. During the early 1920s the Malayalam film industry was based in Trivandrum , although the film industry started to develop and flourish only by the late 1940s .. Malayalam. Malayalam language. Trivandrum. Trivandrum. Later the industry shifted to Chennai -LRB- formerly Madras -RRB- , which then was the capital of the South Indian film industry .. Indian film. Indian cinema. Chennai. Chennai. By the late 1980s , the Malayalam film industry returned and established itself in Kerala with the majority of locations , studios , production and post-production facilities being located in Kochi and Trivandrum .. Kerala. Kerala. Malayalam. Malayalam language. Trivandrum. Trivandrum. Kochi. Kochi. Several media sources describe Kochi as the hub of the film industry , while Kerala government publications state that Trivandrum is the center .. Kerala. Kerala. Trivandrum. Trivandrum. Kochi. Kochi