Filmmakers like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, John Abraham, and Shaji N. Karun used the incessant monsoon rain and the labyrinthine backwaters to signify melancholy, isolation, or stagnation. In Elippathayam (The Rat Trap), the crumbling feudal manor surrounded by overgrown weeds and stagnant water reflects the psychological decay of the landlord class. The physical landscape of Kerala—humid, green, and isolating—mediates the internal trauma of the characters.
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