| Era | Characteristics | Notable Films/Directors | |------|----------------|--------------------------| | | Mythologicals, social dramas | Chemmeen (1965) – first South Indian film to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film | | 1980s | “Golden Age” – realism, middle-class struggles | Adoor Gopalakrishnan ( Elippathayam ), G. Aravindan ( Thambu ), K. G. George ( Yavanika ) | | 1990s | Commercial entertainers + art cinema crossover | Vanaprastham , Sargam , Kireedam (family-drama tragedy) | | 2000s–10s | New Wave – technical polish, global themes | Drishyam (2013), Bangalore Days , Maheshinte Prathikaaram | | 2020s | Pan-Indian recognition, OTT boom | Jallikattu (India’s Oscar entry 2020), Minnal Murali (superhero), The Great Indian Kitchen (feminist critique) |
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