This paper posits that Malayalam cinema serves three primary cultural functions: (1) as an of Kerala’s socio-political transitions, (2) as a critic of regressive social customs like casteism and patriarchy, and (3) as a glocalizer that negotiates global modernity through a distinctly Malayali moral lens.
Malayalam cinema has a strong tradition of female-driven scripts. The "Women in Cinema Collective" (WCC) was formed in Kerala to fight for gender parity, leading to powerful films like The Great Indian Kitchen (a critique of marital patriarchy) and Uyarnte Thamass .
This paper posits that Malayalam cinema serves three primary cultural functions: (1) as an of Kerala’s socio-political transitions, (2) as a critic of regressive social customs like casteism and patriarchy, and (3) as a glocalizer that negotiates global modernity through a distinctly Malayali moral lens.
Malayalam cinema has a strong tradition of female-driven scripts. The "Women in Cinema Collective" (WCC) was formed in Kerala to fight for gender parity, leading to powerful films like The Great Indian Kitchen (a critique of marital patriarchy) and Uyarnte Thamass . This paper posits that Malayalam cinema serves three