Malayalam film industry is one of the best producing industries in India. The fact is that Malayalam films today have an international audience. Today, Malayalam is considered one of the best film industries in India, but it was not so once upon a time. Especially in the mid-80s, Malayalam cinema completely collapsed.
This was a time when all the subsequent films collectively failed. Superstar movies abound. Many stars including Jayan have left us. There was a time when Prem Nazir was not as active in films as before. Today’s superstars like Mammootty and Mohanlal are just emerging. Even his films started flopping. At that time there was a revolution in Malayalam.
Her name was Shakeela. He started a new trend in Malayalam. This was followed by a flurry of B-grade films. He was literally becoming an all India star. Even today, if there is one Malayali star who is known everywhere in India, it is Shakeela. Meanwhile, he has a rare record in Malayalam cinema. Do you know what that is?
Pulimurugan is currently the highest grossing film in the history of Malayalam cinema. Mohanlal played the lead role in this film. Narasimham is the highest grossing film in the history of Malayalam cinema. Mohanlal himself played the central character in this film as well. But it is not the highest grossing film in the history of Malayalam cinema. Kinnarathumbikal is the highest grossing film in Malayalam. The film has recovered 40 times of its investment. Perhaps if this record was to be broken then Pulimurugan should have collected 800 crores.
