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You cannot separate Mollywood from the geography of Kerala. Unlike the fantasy landscapes of Bollywood or the larger-than-life sets of Telugu cinema, Malayalam films are obsessed with place. The rain-soaked roads of Kumbalangi , the misty high ranges of Paleri Manikyam , the claustrophobic fishing nets of Chemmeen (1965), or the bustling, communist-party-dominated lanes of Ariyippu (2022). : You cannot separate Mollywood from the geography