The beginning of 2010s saw a new strain of filmmakers in Kerala rising from the grassroots. Here are the best examples of their ambitious filmmaking, coupled with the new forms of storytelling, from the last decade. (Compiled by Thomas Tom)
A father increasingly grows paranoid about the world around him, suspecting that his son might be the reason for his paranoia.
When pesticides used in farming began affecting a town in Kasaragod, Kerala, a photographer covers the misery and devastation suffered by the people.
Four brothers live a dysfunctional life together in the fishing village of Kumbalangi, near the outskirts of Kochi. A moving drama that explores family, love and heartbreak.
After running away from friends and family, newly weds Prasad and Sreeja find themselves stranded in a remote town after a thief steals Sreeja's chain.
A family mourns the unexpected death of a member. But the story is told through the eyes of an outsider, exploring the depths of sorrow, metaphorically and physically, within the grandeur of the empty house of the family.
A young tailor and a local madman are suddenly struck by lightning. When they wake up, they find out that they have superpowers.
Three police constables are on the run after one of them accidentally commits a murder. On their run, they discover corruption hidden within the intricacies of the Indian police force, paving their path of disillusionment.