These directors, armed with a Marxist-leaning, humanist worldview, rejected the song-and-dance formulas of Bombay cinema. They looked to the villages of Kuttanad, the factories of Alappuzha, and the decaying feudal homes ( tharavadu ) of central Kerala.
The industry began with J.C. Daniel
No discussion of Malayalam cinema or culture is complete without the binary star system of Mammootty and Mohanlal. For over 40 years, these two actors have been more than performers; they are cultural archetypes representing two opposing yet cherished ideals of the Keralite male psyche. armed with a Marxist-leaning