Iranian neo-realism, Satyajit Ray, early Kurosawa, or slow-burn character studies. Avoid if you need high-energy songs and fight sequences every ten minutes.
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Old Malayalam cinema is for anyone who believes film is an art form, not just entertainment. It lacked the gloss of Bollywood and scale of Tamil heroism, but it had soul, intellect, and truth . Even the comedies—like Mazhavil Kavadi, Ramji Rao Speaking —are smarter than most modern blockbusters.
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