Meaning of Mollywood | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Malayalam-speaking film industry in Kerala.
   informal
2. The Mormon film industry.
   informal

Examples

“In defence it may be argued that Tamil cinema styles itself Mollywood anyway (Madras + Hollywood), but here again the city's name has also been changed to Chennai.”

“Having honed their craft in Mollywood, they have been lured to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh where the moolah is a lot more attractive and the audience base a whole lot bigger.”

“India is home to numerous regionally identified film centres — including Tollywood (Telegu Cinema) and Mollywood (Malayalam Cinema) — which interact with each other at several levels.”

“Faller has said that he sees this version of Pride and Prejudice as an example of a Mollywood film or, in other words, a "Mormon chick flick";”

“The comedies that came out of Mollywood in the 2000s can be almost excluseively associated with HaleStorm Entertainment, based in Provo, Utah.”

“Mollywood is not an official Church institution, although the Church has been using film as a tool for religious education since the early twentieth century.”

“Rigal-Cellard's comments about 'Mormon culture' demonstrate that, more than a mere religion, Mormonism indeed appears like a culture, a way of life encompassing all aspects of daily life. American Mormons have their own music (the Church-sponsored traditional Mormon Tabernacle Choir or non-Church sponsored Mormon boy band 'Evercleen'), are encouraged to dress 'modestly', and there is even a Mormon cinema ('Mollywood').”

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