After a stagnant period in the early 2000s, a new generation of filmmakers revitalized the industry with "New Gen" cinema. These films shifted focus from larger-than-life heroes to hyper-realistic stories about ordinary people in suburban or rural Kerala.
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, examines how contemporary cinema is "decoding" hegemonic masculinity and dismantling the toxic "Superstar" tropes of previous decades. The "Laughter-Films" After a stagnant period in the early 2000s,
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