If you ask a Malayali why they love their films, they will say: "Because that is exactly how we talk."
Unlike Hindi cinema’s fascination with Swiss Alps or Punjabi farms, Malayalam cinema’s greatest strength is its rootedness in actual Kerala. Directors from Adoor Gopalakrishnan to Lijo Jose Pellissery have treated the state’s geography as a living character.
If you ask a Malayali why they love their films, they will say: "Because that is exactly how we talk."
Unlike Hindi cinema’s fascination with Swiss Alps or Punjabi farms, Malayalam cinema’s greatest strength is its rootedness in actual Kerala. Directors from Adoor Gopalakrishnan to Lijo Jose Pellissery have treated the state’s geography as a living character.