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The last decade has been a renaissance for Malayalam cinema, often called the "New Wave" or "Post-modern Malayalam cinema." It began with films like Traffic (2011), a non-linear thriller that broke the "hero" mold, and culminated in global hits like Jallikattu (2019), which was India’s official entry to the Oscars.
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