List of Malayalam-language newspapers

Malayalam is a language spoken in India, predominantly in the state of Kerala. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was declared a classical language by the Government of India in 2013. Rajyasamacharam was the first newspaper in Malayalam. This was started for religious propagation by Hermann Gundert under the Christian missionaries of Basel Mission in June 1847 from Illikkunnu in Thalassery. Pashchimodayam was the second newspaper in Malayalam. It started in October 1847 from Thalasseri. Deepika, the oldest Malayalam newspaper now in circulation, was established in 1887. Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi, Deshabhimani, Kerala Kaumudi and Madhyamam are the other major newspapers in Malayalam. Malayala Manorama holds the record for the largest selling regional language newspaper in India. It is also the 11th most circulating newspaper in the world.

Pradeepam, published from Kozhikode since 1957, is the oldest eveninger in Malayalam. Other major evening dailies are Rashtra Deepika and Kerala Kaumudi Flash.

List of newspapers (now in circulation)

Name Areas of Publication Established Website
Aamukham News Trivandrum 2012 www.aamukhamnews.com
Aksharanadam Kottayam 1995 www.aksharanadam.com
Calicut Times Kozhikode
Chandrika Kannur, Malappuram, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, kottayam, Kozhikode, Doha, Dubai, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Bahrain 1934 chandrikadaily.com
Deepika Kottayam, Kochi, Kannur, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode 1877 deepika.com
Deshabhimani Kannur, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Thrissur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Bahrain 1972 deshabhimani.com
Evening Kerala Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasargod, Wayanad, Malappuram, Thrissur, Kochi, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram 2009 eveningkerala.com
General Thrissur 1976 generaldaily.com
Janayugom Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kollam 1953 janayugomonline.com
Janmabhumi Kochi, Kottayam, Kannur, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode 1977 janmabhumidaily.com
Kerala Bhooshanam Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvalla, Kottayam, Kochi, Kozhikode , Malappuram, 1944 keralabhooshanam.com
Kerala Kaumudi Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kannur, Bangalore 1911 keralakaumudi.com, kaumudiglobal.com
Kerala Kaumudi Flash Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram 2006 keralakaumudi.com/flash
Kerala Vaartha Chennai, New Delhi, Kozhikode, Bangalore keralavaartha.net
Latest Daily Kasargode 1981
Madhyamam Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Malappuram, Kottayam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Mangalore, Mumbai, Bahrain, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Jeddah, Riyadh, Abha, Oman 1987 madhyamam.com
Malayala Manorama Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Kollam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Mangalore, Bahrain, Dubai 1888 manoramaonline.com
Malayalam Express Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam 1976 malayalamexpressonline.com
Mangalam Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Idukki, Kannur 1969 mangalam.com, epaper.mangalam.com
Mathrubhumi Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Palakkad, Kannur, Kollam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Alappuzha, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Bahrain 1923 mathrubhumi.com
Metro Vaartha Kochi 2008 metrovaartha.com, epaper.metrovaartha.com
Pradeepam Kozhikode 1957 pradeepamonline.com
Pravasi Express Singapore 2012 pravasiexpress.com
Rashtrabhoomi Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Kochi, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur 2010 rashtrabhoomi.com
Siraj Daily Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kannur, Kozhikode, Dubai, Oman 1984 www.sirajlive.com
Sudinam Kannur 1977 www.sudinamonline.com
Suprabhaatham Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram, Thrissur, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram 2014 www.suprabhaatham.com
Telegraph Thrissur 1958
Thejas Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kannur, Kottayam, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Doha 2006 thejasnews.com, thejasepaper.com
Udaya Keralam Thiruvananthapuram 2012 udayakeralam.com
Varthamanam Kozhikode, Kochi, Doha varthamanam.com, varthamanamepaper.com
Veekshanam Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Kollam 1976 veekshanam.com
4PM News Bahrain 2012 4pmnews.com

List of newspapers (defunct)

Indian Communicator / Sadvartha

Readership of top Malayalam dailies

Readership of top Malayalam dailies (based on Indian Readership Survey, 2010)[1]
Daily Readership (in lakh)
Malayala Manorama
114
Mathrubhumi
90.94
Deshabhimani
33.06
Kerala Kaumudi
13.04
Madhyamam
11.45
Mangalam
7.14

Average qualifying sales of most circulated dailies

Details of most circulated dailies in Malayalam (based on Audit Bureau of Circulations, audit period January-June 2014)[2]
Publication Copies
Malayala Manorama 2,239,527
Mathrubhumi 1,464,091
Deshabhimani 312,752

See also

References

  1. Sangeeta Tanwar (May 10, 2010). "IRS 2010 Q1: Dailies in Kerala lose readers after gaining in the last round". Indian Readership Survey. New Delhi, India: afaqs.com. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  2. "Details of language wise most circulated dailies for the audit period January-June 2014" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

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