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For all its artistic brilliance, the Malayalam film industry has never been insulated from the deep-seated inequalities of the society it portrays. The issue of has remained a persistent, troubling undercurrent. For decades, mainstream narratives glorified the "upper-caste hero," while Dalit and Adivasi characters were either erased or reduced to comic relief. While recent films like Kumbalangi Nights , Pada (2022), and Mammootty’s anti-caste thriller Puzhu have bravely tackled these prejudices, the industry still struggles to move beyond its traditional, largely upper-caste power structures. Even legendary filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan has faced severe criticism for elitist and casteist remarks made at a public conclave in 2025.