Thrissur is perhaps the most noticeable of films locations for a lot of viewers, mainly due to the accent the characters have to deal with (or struggle with, like in the case of the terrible Georgettante Pooram ). Some of the best recent uses of the district can be seen in Kammattipadam, Annayum Rassoolum, Mayaanadhi and Ee. Even gangster cinema finds its home here with films such as Big B, Ivar, Black and Nayakan being set here. Ernakulam also remains the first choice to tell thoroughly urban stories with its malls, IT spaces and cafes. Given the micro-cultural specificities of these two districts, filmmakers have explored how differently people in Mattancherry ( Parava) in Kochi behave to those in Kumbalangi ( Kumbalangi Nights ), which is just a few kilometres away. These two districts find themselves being used in a big chunk of Malayalam films, mainly due to the various ways in which Ernakulam has come to be used in our movies. Some of the best Idukki films are Maheshinte Prathikaaram, Idukki Gold, Varathan and Carbon. It even got a song dedicated to its beauty.īe it rural life or a story about five smokers of pot, the place has room for all kinds of stories. But in films made in the last 10 years or so, Idukki has been hugely popular.
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Until recently Idukki was seldom seen in our films. More recent films to use this setting include Leela and CIA. Among comedies, Mammootty’s Kottayam Kunjachan remains a fan favourite. Prithviraj too has done his fair of Kottayam-based characters following the same template. Kottayam remains the main setting for the powerful Christian (Achayan) hero, starting with films like Mohanlal’s Spadikam, Mammootty’s (disastrous) Nasrani and Suresh Gopi’s hit Lelam (and its clones like Vazhunor and Mark Antony ). Even Ranjith’s Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty used Kozhencherry in the district to tell the story of a rich but ultimately unhappy NRI. Of these, Ordinary single handedly brought statewide attention to a little known beauty called Gavi. Again, not a very popular spot for films but the few films that were set here needed the place for the story. Travel north a few kilometres and we’re presented with a totally different kind of landscape and protagonists, starting with Pathanamthitta. Shafi’s Venicile Vyapari, TK Rajeev Kumar’s Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu and Lal Jose’s Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum are other examples.
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In terms of capturing life in these parts, Blessy’s Kaazhcha still remains a great example.
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The boat race too becomes a common fixture in these films, even if it is not central to the plot, like it is in Sibi Malayil Jalolsavam. Places in Alappuzha are still used to showcase rural life and quirky characters. The scenic beauty of Alappuzha, especially the backwaters of Kuttanad, make it ideal for even non-Malayalam films to be set here. Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Pinneyum and Adiverukal are other films set in Kollam. And of the few films that were, Suraj Venjaramoodu played the lead role in two - Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri (based on a temple fireworks accident that killed 111 people in Puttingal) and Perariyathavar, which won him the National Award. Though several actors in the industry hail from Kollam, not many films are set here. Some of the films set here include Blessy’s Thanmatra, Njan Steve Lopez, Salt N’ Pepper and the more recent Chandrettan Evideya, apart from older political films such as Thalasthanam, Lion and Nadodi Mannan. Shots of the Secretariat are common and a lot of films also use the place to tell stories of Government employees and their routine way of life.
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In most cases, a film that uses the Thiruvananthapuram setting properly uses it for the politics it represents. The State’s capital is naturally a place where a lot of Malayalam films are set in, but unlike in other industries, it isn’t necessarily the number one choice for filmmakers when they choose to tell purely cosmopolitan stories.