%0 Journal Article %A Slingo, Carol %T Travel Report: Movies in Kerala %D 1993 %J Asian Cinema, %V 6 %N 1-2 %P 7-8 %@ 2049-6710 %R https://doi.org/10.1386/ac.6.1-2.7_1 %K Malayalam-language %K Kerala %K South India %K tamil-language %K video %K movies %I Intellect, %X The South Indian state of Kerala has a highly literate population of 26 million people with a shared passion for the movies. As in the North, some huge old theaters are closing, but weekend shows are "House Full" [sold out] and people seem to be using video as an auxiliary to, rather than a replacement for, going out. Forty Malayalam-language films were released in the first six months of 1990. %U https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ac.6.1-2.7_1