Filmmakers began using Kerala’s geography—its backwaters, paddy fields, and traditional architecture—not just as a backdrop, but as an active element that defined the characters' identities.
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This period was marked by films that addressed societal anxieties, feudal breakdowns, and the "masculine-dominant discourses" of the time. The Modern "New Wave" and Global Identity Filmmakers began using Kerala’s geography—its backwaters