To understand contemporary Kerala – its anxieties, pride, and transformations – watching its cinema is as essential as reading its literature or history.

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The "happy family" trope of the 90s has been dismantled. Contemporary Malayalam cinema excels at the "anti-family" film. Movies like Kumbalangi Nights and Joji (a modern retelling of Macbeth) expose the rot inside the household. They challenge the patriarchal figure who is often a tyrant in the guise of a protector.