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What is the meaning of 'regional' cinema? Does it mean the cinema which is produced in one particular region? Are these cinemas of low budget? Are they available only for specific areas of audiences? Do they have less shelf-life? Do these narratives have any identity? Do they hold the essence of a particular region? Do they work like a tapestry of art and culture as a part of narrative and communication? Do they contribute to the growth of a region? With such questions, this paper tries examines the meaning, characteristic, and validity of regional cinema in India. This paper, through its characteristics, tries to look at how regional cinemas are carriers of regional culture, language, practices, belief systems, and even the struggles and issues they are dealing with in a particular region. Regional cinema not only portrays a story, but it also captures the regional 'soul', its air, its light, its flavors and in a diverse country like India, these essences are worth understanding. The fragrance of these narratives carries the past, present, and future of the inhabitants.