First Malayalam Movie📸

The first film made in Malayalam was Vigathakumaran. Production started in 1928, and it was released at the Capitol Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on 23 October 1930. It was produced and directed by J. C. Daniel, a businessman with no prior film experience, who is credited as the father of Malayalam cinema.

Chandrakumar, the son of a wealthy man in Thiruvananthapuram, is abducted and taken to Sri Lanka, where he works as a labourer in an estate. Things change when his distant relative visits Sri Lanka.

Release date: 23 October 1930 (India)

Director: J. C. Daniel

Producer: J. C. Daniel

Screenplay: J. C. Daniel

Language: Malayalam 

At last,Vigathakumaran was shot in Kerala and Daniel funded the project by selling his ancestral property. Being a new medium, the content of the film was criticised by orthodox and conservative people. The movie incurred heavy loss at box office. The print of the film is no more available.

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