For a long time, the "mass" film (with larger-than-life action) was considered anathema to "real" Kerala culture. That changed with the rise of the "Mohanlal-Mammootty" fan culture and, more recently, with the pan-Indian success of KGF and RRR . However, even when Malayalam cinema goes "mass," it refuses to abandon its cultural roots.
A seismic shift began around 2010. A new wave of young, film-school-educated directors (Dileesh Pothan, Alphonse Puthren, Mahesh Narayanan, Lijo Jose Pellissery) and writers (Syam Pushkaran) rebooted Malayalam cinema, but this time with a digital, globalized, yet fiercely local perspective. new malayalam movies link download malluwap