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The first Malayalam newspaper which published from Thrissur was Lokamanyan in 1920. Then came
Deenabandhu edited by V. R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan. Ezhuthachan started publishing as a weekly in
1941 from Thrissur. It was one of the first periodicals that supported the national movement. As
soon as the Quit India movement was started, its editor and staff were sent to jail and publications
were banned.The Express started in 1944 from Thrissur with K Krishanan as the editor is known in
Central Kerala for its nationalist and socialist views. Major Malayalam newspapers published in
Thrissur include Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi, Madhyamam, Deepika, Kerala Kaumudi,
Deshabhimani, Mangalam, Veekshanam, Metro Vaartha and Janayugom. A number of evening
papers, like General in Malayalam and City Journal in English, are also published from the city.
Newspapers in other regional languages like Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu are also available in
city. The first cinema hall in Kerala, with a manually operated film projector, was opened in Thrissur
by Jose Kattookkaran in 1907. In 1913, the first electrically operated film projector was established
in city again by Jose Kattookkaran and was called the Jose Electrical Bioscope now known as Jose
Theatre. A film festival, known as ViBGYOR Film Festival, is held in the city every year. It is an
international short and documentary film festival. Private FM radio stations in the Thrissur are Club
FM 104.8 MHz, Radio Mango 91.9 MHz, BEST FM 95 by (Asianet Communications Limited), Red FM
91.1 MHz.

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