Have you watched a Malayalam film dubbed in Tamil? Which one is your favorite?

For decades, the Malayalam film industry (Mollywood) was based in (now Chennai), which served as the common hub for South Indian cinema. Even after the industry shifted its base to Kerala in the late 1980s to forge its own aesthetic, the creative and technical ties remained unbreakable.

In recent years, the line between "Kerala movies" (Malayalam cinema) and "Tamil cinema" has blurred significantly. While Tamil Nadu has always had a thriving film industry (Kollywood), a new wave of dubbed Malayalam films—often referred to in online searches as —has captured the attention of Tamil audiences like never before.

Here are some Malayalam films that gained immense popularity among Tamil audiences, either through dubbing or subtitles: