The genre itself is an ode to human frailty and the capacity for redemption, that lies at the centre of stories about people engulfed by their problems and finding out ways to get out, before its too late. Survival movies are cathartic experiences, akin to watching someone being put through the wringer, only to embrace a little part of themselves previously unknown to them at the end of the long, winding tunnel.
In the run up to the release of Blessy’s Aadujeevitham, let’s look at a few survival films from Malayalam cinema.