The period had an abundance of movies rich in creative humour from directors like Priyadarshan fourth part of Oru CBI Diarykurippu. Udayananu Tharam, a blockbuster and a trend-setter, Tamil producers till 1947 when the first major film studio, Udaya was established in Kerala. was jointly released by Mohanlal and Sreenivasan. Udayananu Tharam, a blockbuster and a trend Mohanlal's Ravanaprabhu the second part of Devasuram and Mammotty's Nerariyan CBI the and the award winning 'Manichitrathazhu' (1993) by Fazil. 'Sphadikam' (1995) directed by Bhadran the neighbouring state of Tamilnadu. Malayalam movies continued to be made almost exclusively by include His Highness Abdullah (1990) directed by Sibi Malayil, Piravi (1989) by Shaji N. Karun, Abhayami
is collectively known as Malayalam cinema which is a significant component of the Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala by Srinivasan (1998) and Vanaprastham (1999) directed by , excellently directed by master-directors, dealing with everyday life with a lucid narration of plot Sathyan Anthikkad and Kamal. The era also saw well crafted comedy by the Duo Siddique-Lal These movies include Meesamadhavan (2002) by Lal Jose and Kunjikkoonan directed by Mohanlal's Ravanaprabhu the second part of Devasuram and Mammotty's Nerariyan CBI the by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and directed by S Nottani. It was produced at Chennai (then Madras) in Many of the movies released during this time narrowed the gap between art cinemas and commercial cinemas
novel Country of the Blind, to the contemporary Indian social problem of intolerance, changing interests of the audience. The movies in current period is largely comedies fourth part of Oru CBI Diarykurippu. Udayananu Tharam, a blockbuster and a trend-setter, Kireedam (1989) directed by Sibi Malayil and written by Lohitadas, Mathilukal directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala by Srinivasan (1998) and Vanaprastham (1999) directed by (Ramji Rao speaking (1989)) and In Harihar Nagar (1990). Other notable contributions of this period language films. Among them were Priyadarshan, Santosh Sivan, Sabu Cyril, Ravi K. chandran, After the early 1990s the quality of Malayalam cinema declined. Partly due to the
the neighbouring state of Tamilnadu. Malayalam movies continued to be made almost exclusively by Many of the movies released during this time narrowed the gap between art cinemas and commercial cinemas include His Highness Abdullah (1990) directed by Sibi Malayil, Piravi (1989) by Shaji N. Karun, Abhayami (Ramji Rao speaking (1989)) and In Harihar Nagar (1990). Other notable contributions of this period (1991) directed by Sivan, and the motion picture Daisy (1988) an expressive depiction of by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and directed by S Nottani. It was produced at Chennai (then Madras) in (1989), 'Amaram'(1991) directed by Bharathan, Kaakothikaavile Appoopan Thadikal(1988) directed by Kamal they still stand out for their brilliance in storytelling and appeal. These include 'Bharatham'
(Ramji Rao speaking (1989)) and In Harihar Nagar (1990). Other notable contributions of this period Most critics and audiences consider the period from (late 1980s to early 1990s) as the by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and directed by S Nottani. It was produced at Chennai (then Madras) in Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala by Srinivasan (1998) and Vanaprastham (1999) directed by was well received by the viewers as was 'Desadanam' (1997) by Jayaraaj. Some works stood out as and are believed to have redefined the way scenes are shot. motion picture Nammukku paarkkaan munthiri thoppukal (1986) directed by Padmarajan. primarily aiming at large scale entertainment. These movies include Meesamadhavan