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{{Infobox television<br />
|name = Cinemala<br />
|image = <br />
|caption = <br />
|genre = [[Comedy]]<br />
|creator = Diana Silvester<br />
|director = Diana Silvester<br />
|starring = <br />
|opentheme = "Kadhyillaathoru kadhyaanithu" "കഥയില്ലാത്തൊരു കഥയാണിത്"<br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
|language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]<br />
|num_episodes = 1,000<br />
|producer = Diana Silvester<br />
|location = [[Kerala]]<br />
|runtime = Approx. 20-25 minutes<br />
|network = [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]<br />
|picture_format = [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])<br />
|first_aired = {{start date|1993|8|30|df=y}}<br />
|last_aired = {{end date|2013|9|23|df=y}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Cinemala''''' ({{translation|Cinema news}}) is a [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] television comedy series that aired on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/quick-five-diana-silvester-setting-a-record/article4484357.ece|title=Diana Silvester - Setting a record|last=|first=|date=|website=The Hindu|access-date=}}</ref><br />
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== Broadcast ==<br />
The first episode aired on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]], a Malayalam news television network, on 20 August 1993.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/malayalam/Cinemala-in-Limca-Book-of-Records/articleshow/35713522.cms|title=Cinemala in Limca Book of Records|last=|first=|date=|website=Times of India|access-date=}}</ref> It was the first show aired on Asianet. The program was broadcast in thirty-minute episodes every Sunday at 1:30 pm (IST) until its completion in 2013.<br />
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== History ==<br />
It started as a film-based satire, which later on began to delve into contemporary political and social issues.<ref name="hindu_aug05">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/08/05/stories/2005080501420400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106050406/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/08/05/stories/2005080501420400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2012|title=No laughing matter this|date=5 August 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=14 June 2010}}</ref> It focused on current events, often referencing figures such as politicians and media personalities in a satirical way.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/quick-five-diana-silvester-setting-a-record/article4484357.ece|title=Quick Five: Diana Silvester - Setting a record|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2013-03-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/how-love-for-humour-and-satire-has-kept-comedy-as-a-genre-alive-in-malayalam-tv-94525.html|title=How love for humour and satire has kept comedy as a genre alive in Malayalam TV|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> These public figures were played by mimicry artists from Malayalam television.<br />
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It was awarded a place in the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' as one of the longest-running TV shows.<ref name=":0" /> On 7 April 2013, it aired its 1,000th episode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2013/asianet-cinemala-completes-1000-episodes-117219.html|title=Asianet's Cinemala Completes 1000 Episodes!|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref><br />
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== Cinemala 1000 ==<br />
To celebrate the broadcasting of the 1,000th episode of ''Cinemala,'' Asianet conducted a mega stage show on July 31, 2013 titled ''CINEMA LA 1000'' at Gokulam Convention Centre, Kochi, Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug103.php|title=Cinemala completes 20 years on air, Asianet honours all participants|date=2013-08-19|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref> Leading actors [[Dileep]] and [[Salim Kumar]] were honored during the occasion. Mementos were presented to all actors who had been a part of the ''Cinemala''. The show featured comedy skits by ''Cinemala'' actors as well as performances by other actors such as [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]], [[Mamukkoya]], [[Indrans]], [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Usha Uthup]], [[Sithara (singer)]], [[Shamna Kasim]], Subi, and [[Thesni Khan|Tesni Khan]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Subi Suresh]]<br />
*[[Thesni Khan]]<br />
*[[Saju Kodiyan]]<br />
*[[Manoj Guinness]]<br />
*[[Ramesh Pisharody]]<br />
*[[Dharmajan Bolgatty]]<br />
*[[Kottayam Nazeer]]<br />
*[[Kochu Preman]]<br />
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br />
*[[Harisree Ashokan]]<br />
*[[Salim Kumar]]<br />
*[[Tini Tom]]<br />
*[[Guinness Pakru]]<br />
*[[Suraj (director)|Suraj]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Malayalam-language television shows]]<br />
[[Category:Indian comedy television series]]<br />
[[Category:Asianet (TV channel) original programming]]<br />
[[Category:1993 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Indian television series]]<br />
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