(2021) follows three police officers (from dominant castes) on the run after being falsely accused of custodial torture of a Dalit youth. It masterfully shows how the state machinery protects upper-caste power. Parava (2017) and Biriyani (2020) show the persistence of caste in Muslim and Christian communities—a taboo subject earlier reserved for academic papers.
: The 1960s and 70s saw a "literary renaissance" where works by authors like Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (e.g., Chemmeen ) were adapted into films that defined the region's cultural ethos. (2021) follows three police officers (from dominant castes)