3 recommendations from Malayalam cinema's New Generation

New generation films is a Malayalam film movement developed in the early 2010s, characterized by fresh and unusual themes and new narrative techniques. Films of the new wave differ from conventional themes of the past two decades and introduced several new trends and techniques to the Malayalam film industry. While the new generation formats and styles are deeply influenced by global trends, their thematics are firmly rooted in Malayalee life and mindscapes. — New generation (Malayalam film movement), Wikipedia As a Tamil speaker, I understand but little of Malayalam. Yet I find myself taken by many Malayalam films, sometimes even more so than Tamil films. Movies from the New Generation movement have been especially refreshing watches for me. Here are 3 that I suggest as a starting point: Kumbalangi Nights (2019): a family of four dysfunctional brothers find their way in life Premalu (2024): a good-for-nothing but sweet guy goes for a cosmopolitan girl (sounds cliché but it is…