After a period of stagnation in the early 2000s, dominated by formulaic superstar-centric action movies, a renaissance occurred in the 2010s, often termed the "New Generation" wave.
Favoring natural, understated acting over melodrama.
Films like Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Kumbalangi Nights (2019), and The Great Indian Kitchen (2020) received pan-Indian and global acclaim for their brilliant writing, political subtexts, and masterful subversion of patriarchy. Global Footprint and the OTT Revolution