Today, Malayalam cinema is experiencing a golden age. With the advent of streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime, films like (2021)—a scathing critique of patriarchal domesticity and ritual purity—have sparked national and international conversations. Jallikattu (2019) was India’s official entry to the Oscars, a raw, frenetic parable about human greed and primal instinct, rooted in a village’s buffalo chase.
enjoying legendary theatrical runs. More recently, films like (the 2023 disaster drama) and the anticipated L2: Empuraan mallu aunty in saree mmswmv portable