The first CinemaScope film produced in Malayalam was Thacholi Ambu (1978). The first 3D film produced in India, My Dear Kuttichathan (1984), was made in Malayalam. Swaham (1994) won the Bronze Rosa Camuna at the Bergamo Film Meeting in Italy. Piravi (1989) won at least 31 international honours, including the CamГ©ra d'OrВ вЂ“ Mention SpГ©ciale at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, and was screened at the Un Certain Regard. Other films which achieved global acclaim include Chemmeen (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography. Adoor Gopalakrishnan has won the International Film Critics Prize ( FIPRESCI) for his works such as Mukhamukham (1984), Anantaram (1987), Mathilukal (1989), Vidheyan (1993), Kathapurushan (1995), and Nizhalkuthu (2002). Rajiv Anchal's Guru (1997) and Salim Ahamed's Adaminte Makan Abu (2011) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. In 1982, Elippathayam won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Marana Simhasanam garnered the coveted CamГ©ra d'Or ('Golden Camera') for that year. Works such as Marana Simhasanam and Vanaprastham were screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.

The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven realistic plots. Malayalam film industry is the fourth biggest film industry in India. 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.

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