22 WOMEN-CENTRIC FILMS IN MALAYALAM worth your time

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There have been several memorable and powerful female characters in Malayalam cinema since its conception, those that stand on par with their male counterparts and those that stand alone. They variously showed us different facets of women- their extraordinarily courage, their selfless love, their all-consuming anger, their amazing endurance, their unparalleled beauty and so on and so forth. Gifted with a talented league of writers, our films have often discussed issues pertaining to the fairer sex- both serious and in lighter vain- and such female oriented subjects with memorable women protagonists have always been very well accepted as well. Following is a list of some of the best films in Malayalam dealing with women-centric subject.

15 GREATEST FEMALE CHARACTERS IN MALAYALAM CINEMA

Our cinema without the bulk of feminine presence that has kept us grounded over the years since its very conception would have ended up being merely a testosterone-ridden butch-fest with brutish energy aimlessly whip-lashing in ever possible directions, not to mention the threat of repetitive themes and restricted premises. While critics are going nonstop about the lack of good female characters in films world over, there was luckily no dearth of their powerful presence in Malayalam cinema (overlooking the 2000s maybe) from the time of the melodramatic excesses of the black and white era. They never stopped coming at us as sensual divas, crazy lovers, caring mothers, nagging wives, frightening psychos, despotic leaders and charming prostitutes. Here is a list of some of the most memorable female characters in Malayalam cinema immortalized by our rich tradition of talented actors, although not all of them are brought to fruition solely by the goodwill of the respective actors, as most of them wouldn’t have taken off the ground without the bountiful blessings of a handful of gifted dubbing artists working in the industry.