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In the 1970s and 80s, the "middle-stream" cinema of K.G. George ( Yavanika , Mela ) dissected the working class not as heroic proletariats but as flawed, jealous, desperate humans. In the modern era, films like Aarkkariyam (2021) and Nayattu (2021) have tackled the Naxalite movement and police brutality with a chilling neutrality. Nayattu is a masterclass: three cops on the run (the oppressors become the oppressed) is a metaphor for Kerala’s complex relationship with state violence.
: A significant portion of Malayalam classics are adaptations of the state's rich literature, ensuring a high level of narrative sophistication.
