2023 gave us 2018 (India’s official Oscar entry), and 2024 shattered all records with Manjummel Boys becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time.

During this time, "downloading" became a digital library-building exercise. People would spend nights on slow connections just to have a folder labeled "2015 Hits" on their hard drives, ensuring they had high-quality copies of films like or Ennu Ninte Moideen .

: A major hub for Malayalam movies, including many direct-to-digital releases.