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The contemporary New Wave (post-2010) has moved beyond simple realism into what critics call Filmmakers like Dileesh Pothan , Rajeev Ravi , and Mahesh Narayanan are deconstructing the tourist-postcard version of Kerala (the houseboats, the ayurveda, the coconuts) and exposing the underbelly: the drug abuse in Thallumala , the family court corruption in Joji , the port’s globalized labor in Malik .

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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.