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Reflections on film society movement in Keralam - Taylor & Francis

In the 90s, heroes were superhuman. In the 2010s, films like Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Joji (2021) dismantled the "Macho Malayali" myth. Kumbalangi Nights was a radical text: it showed a family of four brothers living in a dilapidated house in the backwaters, toxic masculinity festering like a disease, and concluded that salvation lies in emotional vulnerability and psychiatric help—taboo topics in traditional Kerala society.

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