In recent years, she has participated in several "open talk" and "real talk" interviews on platforms like YouTube , where she discussed her career, her experiences in the industry, and the competition she faced during the height of her fame.

One cannot discuss Kerala culture without mentioning the "Gulf Malayali"—the massive diaspora working in the Middle East. Malayalam cinema has exhaustively documented the "Gulf fever."

: In more recent years, Sajini (under the name Devi Grandham) transitioned into politics, notably associated with the TDP (Telugu Desam Party) Content and Presence (2021 Trends)

Directors like Bharathan and Padmarajan created a genre known as "Middle Cinema"—films that bridged the gap between art and commerce. They explored complex human relationships and sexuality with a maturity rarely seen in Indian cinema. Films like Vaishali (1988) and Thoovanathumbikal (1986) explored desire within the constraints of Kerala's conservative moral framework.