For Malayalis living abroad, specialized sites like Bollymarket became the lifeline for buying original DVDs of hits like or

: This OTT service provides over 500 Malayalam films and 20,000 hours of content, including Mazhavil Manorama TV shows. It supports 4K and Dolby Audio for premium subscribers and allows users to download movies to watch anywhere.

Simultaneously, internet service providers (ISPs) in India and the Gulf countries started blocking major torrent sites. Searching for in 2018 became a frustrating experience for pirates, as most domain names were seized within weeks of appearing.