However, the industry is also reckoning with its own blind spots—specifically caste. While Malayali culture prides itself on "secularism" and "reform," the cinema historically erased Dalit and Adivasi narratives. That is changing. Films like Keshu (2009) and Biriyani (2020) by directors from marginalized communities are forcing a re-examination. The 2022 film Nna Thaan Case Kodu (I’ll File a Case) uses a petty thief’s legal battle to expose how the judiciary and the media favor the upper-caste elite. The culture of "savarna" (upper-caste) supremacy, long hidden under the guise of "Kerala model development," is finally being named on screen.