Malayalam
noun
Mal·a·ya·lam
ˌma-lə-ˈyä-ləm 
ˌmä-
: the Dravidian language of Kerala, southwest India, closely related to Tamil
Examples of Malayalam in a Sentence
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Tamil films claimed 12% of the month’s earnings, while Malayalam productions secured 9%.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The small state Kerala speaks a language called Malayalam, but the creative output from there is so high that movies and short series produced from there have the highest viewership in the Hindi belt, followed by Tamil.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
The film will stream in Hindi with dubs available in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages, along with multilingual subtitles, reaching Prime Video’s audience across 240+ territories starting Feb. 7.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
After performing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films, watching her Bollywood songs explode on YouTube and sharing English-language solo tracks as an independent artist, Fatehi says that the Warner deal last year helped kick-start plans for a global music career.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Hindi films took a 40% share of total box office, followed by Telugu films with a 20% share, Tamil with 15%, Malayalam with 10%, Hollywood with 8% and Kannada-language films with 3%.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
The Rule hit theatres on December 5 and released in various languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries Hudson Meek Dies: ‘Baby Driver’ & ‘Found’ Actor Was 16
Nair went on to become a renowned screenwriter and director in Malayalam cinema.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
In Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi, with English subtitles.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The small state Kerala speaks a language called Malayalam, but the creative output from there is so high that movies and short series produced from there have the highest viewership in the Hindi belt, followed by Tamil.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
The film will stream in Hindi with dubs available in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages, along with multilingual subtitles, reaching Prime Video’s audience across 240+ territories starting Feb. 7.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
After performing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films, watching her Bollywood songs explode on YouTube and sharing English-language solo tracks as an independent artist, Fatehi says that the Warner deal last year helped kick-start plans for a global music career.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Hindi films took a 40% share of total box office, followed by Telugu films with a 20% share, Tamil with 15%, Malayalam with 10%, Hollywood with 8% and Kannada-language films with 3%.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
The Rule hit theatres on December 5 and released in various languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries Hudson Meek Dies: ‘Baby Driver’ & ‘Found’ Actor Was 16
Nair went on to become a renowned screenwriter and director in Malayalam cinema.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
In Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi, with English subtitles.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Malayalam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Malayalam. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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