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The contemporary "New Wave" (or Puthu Tharangam ) has doubled down on cultural specificity.

| Film | Cultural Element | | :--- | :--- | | Manichitrathazhu (1993) | Tharavad (ancestral home), Theyyam , Folk songs | | Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989) | Kalarippayattu, Feudal honor codes | | Kumbalangi Nights (2019) | Contemporary family dynamics, Kochi slang | | The Great Indian Kitchen (2021) | Caste purity, Ritual pollution, Patriarchy | | Pathemari (2015) | Gulf migration, Kerala model of development | | Ee.Ma.Yau (2018) | Latin Christian death rituals, Coastal Kerala | mallu vahini exclusive