Ela Veezha Poonchira (2022) used the legend of a queen who jumped off a cliff to analyze contemporary police brutality. Bhoothakaalam (2022) used the horror genre not for jump scares, but to explore the uniquely Keralite dread of the joint family system —the idea that ancestral trauma is a literal ghost living in the family well.

: In response to financial instability and high star salaries, the Producers' Council scheduled a strike for June 2024 to address budget concerns and tax issues. The Hema Committee & Cultural Shift

This article explores the intricate threads that tie Malayalam cinema to Kerala’s culture: its land, its politics, its food, its family structures, and its famously fragile male ego.