If you’ve found yourself scrolling through OTT platforms and landing on gems like The Great Indian Kitchen or Manjummel Boys , you’ve witnessed the . Here is why this tiny state’s cinema is currently the most exciting thing in Indian culture. 1. Rooted in Reality, Not Just Glamour
: The "Gulf Migration" has been a recurring theme, exploring the nostalgia, sacrifices, and shifting economic hierarchies of the Malayali diaspora in films like Arabikkatha and Pathemari .
A Social History of Malayalam cinema from its origins to 1990. - IJHSSI