Mollywood

English Malayalam cinema LDS cinema Pronunciation en /ˈmɒ.li.wʊd/ RP en /ˈmɑ.li.wʊd/ GA en Mol ly wood en ɒliwʊd 3 Etymology 1 en Malayalam Hollywood. Proper noun en informal The Malayalam-speaking film industry in Kerala. en The SAGE Handbook of Film Studies James Donald; Michael Renov 2008 490 1446206823 In defence it may be argued that Tamil cinema styles itself Mollywood anyway (Madras + Hollywood), but here again the city's name has also been changed to Chennai. en Outlook Kochi to Kodamb 2008 December 48 51 70 Pushpa Iyengar Having honed their craft in Mollywood, they have been lured to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh where the moolah is a lot more attractive and the audience base a whole lot bigger. en Shakespeare and World Cinema Mark Thornton Burnett 2013 55 1107003318 India is home to numerous regionally identified film centres — including Tollywood (Telegu Cinema) and Mollywood (Malayalam Cinema) — which interact with each other at several levels. Etymology 2 en Molly Hollywood, from en Molly Mormon, a term for a stereotypical female member of the LDS Church. Proper noun en informal The Mormon film industry. en 2010 Peculiar Portrayals: Mormons on the Page, Stage, and Screen Jane Austen in Mollywood Juliette Wells Faller has said that he sees this version of Pride and Prejudice as an example of a Mollywood film or, in other words, a "Mormon chick flick"; en 2012 Knock Knocking on Heaven's Door: Humour and Religion in Mormon Comedy E McIntyre 75 The comedies that came out of Mollywood in the 2000s can be almost excluseively associated with HaleStorm Entertainment, based in Provo, Utah. en Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production Elisha McIntyre 2012 74 9004226486 Mollywood is not an official Church institution, although the Church has been using film as a tool for religious education since the early twentieth century. en Religious Conversions in the Mediterranean World Nadia Marzouki; Olivier Roy 2013 1137004908 Rigal-Cellard's comments about 'Mormon culture' demonstrate that, more than a mere religion, Mormonism indeed appears like a culture, a way of life encompassing all aspects of daily life. American Mormons have their own music (the Church-sponsored traditional Mormon Tabernacle Choir or non-Church sponsored Mormon boy band 'Evercleen'), are encouraged to dress 'modestly', and there is even a Mormon cinema ('Mollywood'). en Film industries India Mormonism