After Long Gap, Mollywood Gets A REAL Hit
This year has been difficult for the malayalam cinema business. With the exception of the february release Romancham, none of the major malayalam releases in 2023 were commercially successful. After a protracted absence, mollywood finally experienced a blockbuster in 2018. 2018 is a movie directed by Jude Anthany Joseph that is based on the 2018 floods in Kerala.
It describes how the state as a whole banded together to stave off the catastrophic floods. The theme of the film is empathy and humanity. Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, vineeth Sreenivasan, and Lal are among the ensemble cast members. On May 5, 2018, 2018 was released, and the crowd responded enthusiastically to it. Even the box office receipts are excellent, and the movie is expected to be a huge smash.
By the time it has completed its theatrical run, it is anticipated that 2018 would have made more than 50 crores. venu Kunnappilly, C. K. Padma Kumar, and Anto Joseph are responsible for producing this movie. Tovino spoke candidly about how he and his family handled the greatest flood to hit kerala in almost a century during an interview with indianexpress.com. Thousands of people were left homeless and more than 100 individuals perished. Tovino, who at the time became active in flood rescue activities, recalls how he once feared, "This is the end" and questioned whether his family would be safe when the relentless rains wouldn't stop.