Malayalam
noun
Mal·a·ya·lam
ˌma-lə-ˈyä-ləm 
ˌmä-
: the Dravidian language of Kerala, southwest India, closely related to Tamil
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The new film is a remake of the Malayalam film Pariyerum Perumal, much like the first one was a remake of the Marathi hit Sairaat.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The production boasts celebrated composer trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy making their first foray into Malayalam cinema for the film’s soundtrack.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Our student volunteers are a linguistic rainbow: Korean, Malayalam and Polish.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
The Hindi film industry is just one of eight major film-producing industries of India, with films being made in such other languages as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi.
—Vishal Menon, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The production boasts celebrated composer trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy making their first foray into Malayalam cinema for the film’s soundtrack.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Our student volunteers are a linguistic rainbow: Korean, Malayalam and Polish.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
The Hindi film industry is just one of eight major film-producing industries of India, with films being made in such other languages as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi.
—Vishal Menon, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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“Malayalam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Malayalam. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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