: Landmark films like Neelakuyil (1954) and Chemmeen (1965) broke away from studio-bound melodramas. They brought the camera into the real landscapes of Kerala—its backwaters, villages, and coastal lines.
A list of by genre (e.g., Thriller, Realistic Drama).
In recent years, a new generation of filmmakers has triggered a global resurgence of Malayalam cinema, often referred to as the "New Wave."