MUCH has been written about how the Renaissance transformed Kerala. Malayalam cinema, too, experienced one of its own. In fact, there was an A-team—a brilliant triad—that ushered in this cinematic movement, according to writer-filmmaker V K Cherian.
His book Noon Films and the Magical Renaissance of Malayalam Cinema provides a glimpse into the new wave in the industry during the 1970s and 1980s, the evolution of the film society movement, and the concept of arthouse or parallel cinema.
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