Theme in Malayalam

പ്രമേയം (prameyam) is the theme of a story, a film or a talk, the central subject the work is about. It is a Sanskrit loan and belongs to review writing and the classroom.

Most common translation

പ്രമേയം (prameyam)

Theme, the central subject of a story, film or talk; in speech people also say vishayam or the English theem.

സിനിമയുടെ പ്രമേയം സൗഹൃദമാണ്.

cinemayude prameyam sauhridamaanu.

The theme of the film is friendship.

Dictionary entry

In speech Kerala more often says the ordinary word for subject, or the English theme; പ്രമേയം (prameyam) sounds literary.

Common questions

How do you say theme in Malayalam?

പ്രമേയം (prameyam).

Is there an everyday alternative?

Yes, the plain Malayalam word for subject covers it, and the English word theme is widely used in conversation.