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Saheed Arafath Why solid content: A gold smuggling thriller that’s actually a quiet character study of small-time agents. Slow, immersive, and melancholic—more about broken lives than heists. Standout aspect: The last 30 minutes shift from procedural to existential.

We are currently witnessing the golden age of Malayalam cinema. It is a golden age not defined by box office crores (though those are growing), but by consistency . In 2023 and 2024, you could walk into a Malayalam theater knowing there was a 70% chance you were going to see something original. malayalam movies recent

Take Kaathal - The Core (2023). It is a film about a closeted gay man who is also a local politician running for office. There is no dramatic coming-out scene with soaring background music. The tension is held in silences, in the way Mammootty’s character looks at a bowl of fruit, in the way his wife (Jyothika) packs his suitcase. The film’s politics aren't stated; they are inhabited . Saheed Arafath Why solid content: A gold smuggling