A recurring motif in Malayalam cinema is the decaying ancestral home. The tharavadu —once a symbol of matrilineal Nair pride and feudal power—is now often seen crumbling, overtaken by jungle, or sold to a resort.
A recurring motif in Malayalam cinema is the decaying ancestral home. The tharavadu —once a symbol of matrilineal Nair pride and feudal power—is now often seen crumbling, overtaken by jungle, or sold to a resort.