Drawing from Italian neorealism, it depicted extreme poverty with a focus on ordinary life.
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The industry’s direction was heavily influenced by Kerala’s strong literary and leftist political traditions, using film as a tool for social commentary on land reforms, trade unionism, and caste exploitation. The Aesthetic of Realism and the Landscape Drawing from Italian neorealism, it depicted extreme poverty