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Rajyasamacharam was the first newspaper in
Malayalam. This was started 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
Thalassery.
Deepika, the oldest Malayalam newspaper now in circulation, was established in 1887.
Malayala Manorama,
Mathrubhumi,
Madhyamam,
Deshabhimani,
Janayugom,
Siraj Daily,
Suprabhaatham,
Janmabhumi,
Chandrika,
Kerala Kaumudi,
General, Veekshanam,
Madhyamam and
Varthamanam are 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.
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List of newspapers (in circulation)
No
|
Name
|
Areas of publication
|
Established
|
1
|
Aksharanadam
|
Kottayam
|
1995
|
2
|
Chandrika
|
Kannur,
Malappuram,
Kochi,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kottayam,
Kozhikode,
Doha,
Dubai,
Riyadh,
Jeddah,
Dammam,
Bahrain
|
1934
|
3
|
Deepika
|
Kottayam,
Kochi,
Kannur,
Thrissur,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kozhikode
|
1887
|
4
|
Deshabhimani
|
Kannur,
Malappuram,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kottayam,
Thrissur,
Kochi,
Kozhikode,
Bangalore,
Bahrain,
Kollam,
Palakkad
|
1942
|
5
|
Janayugom
|
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kochi,
Kozhikode,
Kannur,
Kollam
|
1953
|
6
|
Janmabhumi
|
Kochi,
Kottayam,
Kannur,
Thrissur,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kozhikode,
Bangalore,
Kollam,
Pathanamthitta
|
1977
|
7
|
Kerala Kaumudi
|
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kollam,
Alappuzha,
Kottayam,
Kochi,
Thrissur,
Kozhikode,
Kannur,
Bangalore
|
1911
|
8
|
Malayala Manorama
|
Kottayam,
Kozhikode,
Kochi,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Palakkad,
Kannur,
Kollam,
Thrissur,
Malappuram,
Pathanamthitta,
Alappuzha,
Chennai,
Bangalore,
Delhi,
Mangalore,
Bahrain,
Dubai
|
1888
|
9
|
Mangalam
|
Kottayam,
Kozhikode,
Kochi,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Thrissur,
Idukki,
Kannur
|
1969
|
10
|
Mathrubhumi
|
Kozhikode,
Kochi,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kottayam,
Palakkad,
Kannur,
Kollam,
Thrissur,
Malappuram,
Alappuzha,
Chennai,
Mumbai,
Bangalore,
Delhi,
Bahrain
|
1923
|
11
|
Madhyamam
|
Kochi,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kannur,
Malappuram,
Kottayam,
Thrissur,
Kozhikode,
Bangalore,
Mangalore,
Mumbai,
Bahrain,
Dubai,
Qatar,
Kuwait,
Jeddah,
Riyadh,
Dammam,
Abha,
Oman
|
1987
|
11
|
Pravasi Express
|
Singapore
|
2012
|
13
|
Siraj
|
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kochi,
Kannur,
Kozhikode
|
1984
|
14
|
Suprabhaatham
|
Kozhikode,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kochi,
Kannur,
Malappuram,
Thrissur,
Palakkad
|
2012
|
15
|
Varthamanam
|
Kozhikode,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kochi,
Malappuram,
Doha
|
2003
|
16
|
Veekshanam
|
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kochi,
Kannur,
Thrissur,
Kozhikode,
Kollam
|
1976
|
17
|
Metro Vaartha
|
Kochi,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kozhikode,
Thrissur,
Alappuzha,
Bhopal,
Indore
|
2008
|
List of newspapers (defunct)