How do you mark 2000s Malayalam Cinema
2000s was a culturally iconic time in other places and languages but not so in Malayalam. Tamil and Telugu films had great demand and audience. It saw the peak of actors like Surya, Vijay and Allu Arjun. The period saw the debut and rise of actresses like Trisha, Asin, Nayanthara and Anushka - the actors who are still the face of South Indian Cinema.
In Bollywood, 2000s were even more special. It saw the debut of fresh faces who went onto become icons like Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaife, John Abraham, Shahid Kapoor etc.
2000s alsoo made great changes in Bollywood Music, Shreya Ghoshal debuted and KK, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi etc ruled the industry. Many new kinds of songs were experimented. Went a bit unconventional and stayed iconic.
Now, when it comes to malayalam, the actors that marked Malaylam Cinema in 2000s are mostly not in the industry rn.
2000s saw a lot of flops. The only male actor who had consistent hits was Dileep. But his films didn't age well. In case of actresses, Kavya, Navya and Meera Jasmine were the top tier actors at that time and all of them took a break in the peak.
So how do you see Malayalam films and Music Industry in 2000s? Personally I found songs before 2000s and and after 2000s generally better. Although exceptions exist. In case of films also, different from the preceding decades we had a high number of commercial films but a lot of them were terribly executed. We had a lot of art films in the 80s but not much in the 2000s.
It was more of a rant than a question 😭 anyways lemme know your thoughts