Claim: Dileep had a career as an actor in India.

Malayalam cinema is the Indian film industry based in the southern state of Kerala , dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language . Malayalam cinema is the fourth largest film industry in India . Works such as Marana Simhasanam and Vanaprastham were screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival .  Marana Simhasanam garnered the coveted Caméra d'Or -LRB- `` Golden Camera '' -RRB- for that year .   In 1982 , Elippathayam won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival , and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute . Rajiv Anchal 's Guru -LRB- 1997 -RRB- and Salim Ahamed 's Adaminte Makan Abu -LRB- 2011 -RRB- were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards . Adoor Gopalakrishnan has won the International Film Critics Prize -LRB- FIPRESCI -RRB- for his works such as Mukhamukham -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , Anantaram -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , Mathilukal -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , Vidheyan -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , Kathapurushan -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , and Nizhalkkuthu -LRB- 2002 -RRB- .   Other films which achieved global acclaim include Chemmeen -LRB- 1965 -RRB- , which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival , and a Gold Medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography . Piravi -LRB- 1989 -RRB- won at least 31 international honors , including the Caméra d'Or -- Mention Spéciale at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival , and was screened at the Un Certain Regard . Swaham -LRB- 1994 -RRB- won the Bronze Rosa Camuna at the Bergamo Film Meeting in Italy .  The first 3D film produced in India , My Dear Kuttichathan -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , was made in Malayalam . The first CinemaScope film produced in Malayalam was Thacholi Ambu -LRB- 1978 -RRB- .   During the early 1920s the Malayalam film industry was based in Trivandrum , although the film industry started to develop and flourish only by the late 1940s . Later the industry shifted to Chennai -LRB- formerly Madras -RRB- , which then was the capital of the South Indian film industry . By the late 1980s , the Malayalam film industry returned and established itself in Kerala with the majority of locations , studios , production and post-production facilities being located in Kochi and Trivandrum . Several media sources describe Kochi as the hub of the film industry , while Kerala government publications state that Trivandrum is the center .