Exhibitors upbeat as rom-com, content-driven movies helping Mollywood to make it big at box-office
The Malayalam film industry is experiencing a box-office resurgence driven by the success of the film 'Bethlehem Kudumba Unit' and positive audience reception for new releases. Exhibitors are optimistic about the quarter's performance following a period of underperforming major releases.
Why it matters
This highlights the economic recovery of regional cinema markets and the continued importance of content-driven storytelling in driving theater footfall.
The dream box-office run of a rom-com and the enthusiastic audience response to two new releases have instilled hopes among the exhibtors in Malayalam film industry to end the September quarter on a positive note.
Filmmaker A. D. Girish’s Bethlehem Kudumba Unit , featuring Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju in lead roles, has crossed the 300-crore mark in worldwide collections as of Sunday (September 13, 2026), according to the estimates by the Film Exhibitors’ United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK).
“It has surpassed the record set by director Dominic Arun’s Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra that had collected over 300 crores worldwide,” said Suresh Shenoy, member of the executive committee of FEUOK.
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