: Interestingly, these movies saved many struggling single-screen theaters in South India during a period of decline in mainstream cinema. They were eventually pushed out of the limelight by the "New Gen" wave of Malayalam cinema, which shifted toward realistic, high-concept storytelling. Why It’s "Interesting" Today
The most glaring shift in recent Hindi cinema is the crumbling of the star vehicle. There was a time when a " Salman Khan" or a "Shah Rukh Khan" on the poster guaranteed a blockbuster. Post-pandemic, however, the audience has ruthlessly rejected the entitlement of nepotism and the mediocrity of big-budget vanity projects. full bestkanavumalayalambgrademoviemallumasala