Then came the (circa 2011–2017). Films like Traffic (2011)—a thriller with no hero, only ordinary people stuck in traffic—changed the rules. Suddenly, the running time dropped to 2 hours. The punchlines were replaced by awkward silences. The villains had PhDs and childhood trauma.
1. Historical Foundations: From Social Themes to the Golden Age Then came the (circa 2011–2017)
Some notable Malayalam directors and their influential films include: Then came the (circa 2011–2017)
In Tamil or Telugu cinema, the star often overrides the script. In Malayalam, the opposite is true. A star’s biggest hit is often a film where they look "ordinary." Then came the (circa 2011–2017)