The dawn of the 2010s brought a "New Wave" led by a younger generation of filmmakers, writers, and actors like Fahadh Faasil, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Dulquer Salmaan, and Nivin Pauly. These films abandoned traditional formulas entirely to focus on hyper-local, slice-of-life storytelling. Kumbalangi Nights broke toxic masculinity norms, The Great Indian Kitchen exposed the patriarchal rot hidden inside traditional Kerala households, and Premam redefined the evolution of romance in a Malayali's life. The Global Malayali and the Diaspora Experience
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