Malayalam journalism encompasses journalism published and broadcast in the Malayalam language. Modern Malayalam journalism can be traced to the publication of the Raajyasamaachaaram and the Pashchimodhayam under the direction of Hermann Gundert in June 1847. Kerala has the highest media exposure in India with newspapers publishing in nine languages, mainly English and Malayalam.
Malayala Manorama is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. Currently headed by Mammen Mathew, it was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1888, and currently has a readership of over 8 million. It is also the second oldest Malayalam newspaper in Kerala in circulation, after Deepika, which is also published from Kottayam. Manorama also publishes an online edition.
Mathrubhumi is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British. The word "Mathrubhumi" translates to 'mother land'. It is the second most widely read newspaper daily in Kerala. It publishes a variety of magazines and supplements including the weekly literary magazine, Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu.
Ernakulam is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation and the Cochin Shipyard are situated here.
Thiruvananthapuram has long been a center of media. Kerala Chandrika, the first newspaper of the state, was published from Thiruvananthapuram in 1789. The media also enjoyed the patronage of the Travancore kings. In 1836, Swathi Thirunal, the Travancore king, organized a government press in the city. The first Superintendent of the Press was the Rev. Sperschneider. The press was under Samathanam Maistry, one of the first batch of workmen trained in the Nagercoil Press.
Mamta Mohandas is an Indian actress, film producer and a playback singer who predominantly works in Malayalam,Tamil and Telugu films.She has won several accolades including two Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer in Telugu in 2006 and for Best Actress in Malayalam in 2010 and also Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress in 2010. She has launched her own film production company under the banner Mamta Mohandas Productions.
Manorama News is an Indian Malayalam language free to air news channel owned by Malayala Manorama, operated by Malayala Manorama Television (MMTV) the channel based at Aroor, Alappuzha, was launched on 17 August 2006.
TK Rajeev Kumar INDIAN FILM MAKER, WRITER, THEATRE ACTOR, PERCUSSIONIST. National and Kerala State Film Awards winner | Former Chairman, Kerala State Chalachitra (film) Academy.2003- 06 | Former Director, International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) 2003-06 | Creative Director of 35th National Games of India, Opening & Closing Ceremonies,2015 | Creative Director, G 20 Sherpa Cultural Events @ Kumarakom and Trivandrum, Kerala 2023 | Jury Chairman, Kerala State Film Awards 2006 | Member, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry Former Member, General Council, Film & Television Institute, Pune 2003 –08 | Former Artistic Director, JT Performing Art Centre, Kochi | Kerala Creative Director, Blue Mermaid Events, Kochi, Kerala. Artistic Director of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters |
Media in Kerala, India are widely accessible and cater to a wide variety of audiences. Kerala has the highest media exposure in India with newspapers publishing in nine languages, mainly English and Malayalam.
Janmabhumi is an Indian Malayalam-language daily newspaper, owned by Mathruka Pracharanalayam Ltd. and headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. It was launched as an evening paper from Kozhikode on 28 April 1977. From 14 November 1977 onwards it was upgraded to a daily newspaper publishing from Ernakulam. Currently Janmabhumi has nine editions. The newspaper is politically aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Priyanka Nair is an Indian model-turned-actress who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. She made her debut in the Tamil film Veyyil in 2006. She gained critical acclaim for her roles in Bhoomi Malayalam, Vilapangalkappuram and Jalam.
Gopi Sundar C. S. is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works in the Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries.
Aashiq Abu is an Indian film director, producer, actor, and distributor, who works in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his films such as Daddy Cool (2009), Salt N' Pepper (2011), 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Idukki Gold (2013), Mayaanadhi (2017) and Virus (2019). Abu is often known for his collaboration with screenwriters Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair.
Sithara Krishnakumar is an Indian playback singer, composer, lyricist, classical dancer and an occasional actor. She predominantly works in Malayalam cinema in addition to Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Sithara is a well known singer who is trained in Hindustani and Carnatic classical music traditions and is also a recognised ghazal singer. She is the recipient of several awards which includes three Kerala State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Varun Unni is an Indian composer and singer, who predominantly composes for television commercials. He has also composed for a few feature films, having debuted with the 2012 Malayalam film Annum Innum Ennum.
Tovino Thomas is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2012 with the film Prabhuvinte Makkal. His breakthrough roles were in the films ABCD (2013), 7th Day (2014) and Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015). He starred as the titular character in the Netflix superhero film Minnal Murali (2021).
Sooraj Santhosh is an Indian singer, songwriter, producer, and composer. He straddles the worlds of independent music and playback singing, moving smoothly between the two. Sooraj is the recipient of a Kerala State Film Award (2016), 2 Mirchi Music Awards, and a Kerala State Film Critics Award (2021). He has sung around 300 songs in 8 languages.
Surya TV is an Indian Malayalam language Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network, which is headquartered at Kochi, Kerala. Surya TV HD became the third Malayalam-language high-definition channel.
Delsy Ninan is an Indian playback singer from Kerala. She is also a VJ and has presented shows in Malayalam channels.
Renu Joseph popularly known as RJ Renu, is an Indian radio jockey, video jockey, TEDx speaker, sports presenter, and celebrity interviewer based in Kochi, Kerala. She is best known as the host of the Club FM 94.3/104.8 show Love Bytes that ran for eight years, on radio and TV simultaneously, and also for being the sports presenter in Jio Cinema for FIFA 2022 World cup Malayalam stream.
