The industry has transitioned through several distinct eras to reach its current peak:
, the first woman in Malayalam cinema, was a Dalit woman playing the role of an upper-caste Nair woman. The backlash from conservative society was so severe that she had to flee her home, and The industry has transitioned through several distinct eras
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