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Nita Sathyendran

FOUND: Kasaragod the new star in malayalam cinema - You Need To See This

Kasaragod Biju Tovino Thomas Kerala

Malayalam cinema is abuzz with all things Kasaragod. Kerala’s northernmost district — its spectacular landscapes, people, dialect and culture — have finally found their footing in mainstream cinema.

“Once upon a time in Malayalam cinema, it was all about Valluvanad [pastoral areas of north central Kerala]. Now it is Kasaragod and the frontier in the limelight!” says scenarist Sajeev Pazhoor, co-writer of Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017).

Still from Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, which was set in Kasaragod (Source: Special Arrangement)
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