: A review titled "Postmodern Movies: A Review of the movie Thallumala" explores the film through Baudrillard's hyperreality and Jameson’s 'waning of affect' , noting its excessive violence and intertextual ties to Mappila Muslim culture.

Published in the Communication & Journalism Research (CJR) journal in 2024 by Arya P G, Vidya R, and Muhammadali N.

: In "Thallumaala: The Tragedy of Insignificance & Repressed Male Love," researcher Izza Ahsan critiques the "testosterone-fueled" narrative. She argues that while the film breaks regional stereotypes for Malabar Muslims, it simultaneously reduces its female characters to "objects of visual aesthetic pleasure".

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