: The industry has also experimented with "reconfiguring the normal body," featuring protagonists with physical or mental challenges—not as objects of pity, but as central figures with agency, as seen in the works of actors like Dileep in films like Kunjikoonan .
The development of Malayalam cinema can be categorized into several transformative eras: : The industry has also experimented with "reconfiguring
Malayalam cinema is currently experiencing a "Global New Wave," characterized by high-concept storytelling and technical brilliance on modest budgets: : From the survival thriller 2018 but as central figures with agency