Malayalam cinema is a part of
Indian cinema based in the state of
Kerala, dedicated to the production of
motion pictures in the
Malayalam language. Although the industry's Gross Box-office is smaller, when compared to large market driven industries such as
Telugu cinema, and
Tamil cinema, Malayalam films have gained unique recognition in
world cinema for their technical finesse, and craft. Malayalam films are released in Kerala, and a handful of them being released in the
United States,
Australia,
Germany, and the
U. K. Works such as
Marana Simhasanam, and
Vanaprastham were screened in the
Un Certain Regard section at the
1999 Cannes Film Festival,
Marana Simhasanam has garnered the coveted
Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") for that year.