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The genre saw a massive revival with the release of Kinnara Thumbikal (2000), which starred actress Shakeela. The film's phenomenal success led to the period being dubbed the "Shakeela Tharangam" or the "Shakeela Wave," during which she acted in almost 40 such films in just three years. However, the genre's golden era was short-lived, ending abruptly around 2005 due to the rapid surge of high-speed internet in India, which made physical media—their primary distribution channel—obsolete. malayalam b grade movie hot stills of actress better