There were exceptions. During uyarangalil , Mohanlal was not even a superstar . It had Rahman. And Rahman had more star value at that time. Remember Mohanlal used to act as a villain in couple of those movies. Pinne per this wiki article "not sure of the authenticity" thoovanathumbikal was a failure at that time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoova...0its%20release.
https://pinklungi.com/5-mollywood-bo...cult-classics/
Ithu prakaram thangalude randu theories thettanu ennu parayano ?
Devadoothan enna cinema oru parajayam aayirunnu. In one of the prominent news papers at that time, it made fun of the love angle with Nikhil parameshwar character and Jayaprada . Kilavi premam ennayirunu aa sunday article or something wrote about it. not sure if they were specifically quoting some of those. All I am saying is Malayalee is not as progressive as we make it out to be. There have been directors and movies that have been well ahead of times. Pakshe nalla oru shathamanam aalukalum innum pazhamayil jeevikunnavar aanu.
There are still people who consider Rajabharanam better than democracy . Aa keralathil aanu nammal jeevikunnathu .