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: The 1970s and 1980s saw the rise of avant-garde parallel cinema led by visionaries like Adoor Gopalakrishnan and G. Aravindan. Films like Swayamvaram (1972) rejected commercial tropes, focusing on minimalist storytelling, deep psychological exploration, and harsh social realities. 2. The Cultural Pillars: Literacy, Politics, and Satire They are not separate entities; they are a dialogue