If you ask a hardcore Mollywood fan to name the last truly "balanced" year in our industry, many will point to 2012 without hesitation.
We often romanticize the early 2010s. It was the era right after the "New Generation" explosion (thanks to Traffic in 2011) but before the industry became obsessed with Pan-India budgets and mass templates. In 2012, Malayalam cinema was experimental, rooted, and incredibly honest. malayalam 2012 movies
Posted on April 14, 2026
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