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Where other industries look for stars, Malayalam cinema looks for faces. The industry is famous for its "character actors"—performers like Mammootty and Mohanlal, who are demigods but who specialize in playing rustics, corrupt cops, or grieving fathers.

Kerala boasts the highest literacy rate in India, and this intellectual culture directly feeds its cinema. Where other industries look for stars, Malayalam cinema

Often called (a term many purists dislike), this industry stands apart from Bollywood, Tollywood, or Kollywood. Where other industries look for stars

To bypass strict Indian censorship (CBFC), producers often used specific tactics: this industry stands apart from Bollywood

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