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The origins of Malayalam cinema were anything but smooth, emerging from a society battling rigid caste structures. The first film was J.C. Daniel's silent movie Vigathakumaran (1930), a production steeped in tragedy. After its release, the film's heroine, P.K. Rosy, a Dalit woman who played an upper-caste character, was forced to flee the state due to violent attacks from upper-caste mobs, never to act again. This early incident foreshadowed the intense social battles that would shape the industry.
