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In the 80s and 90s, directors like Adoor Gopalakrishnan and John Abraham created art-house classics that critiqued feudalism. Today, that torch is carried by mainstream hits.
Unlike the larger-than-life personas of Hindi cinema, the quintessential Malayali hero is the man next door. Think of Mohanlal’s Dr. Sunny or Mammootty’s Pathemari . For decades, Malayalam cinema has rejected the "masala" formula of invincible heroes.