The stark difference in the fates of entrepreneurs portrayed in some recent Malayalam films, compared to those of yesteryear, has become part of Industries Minister P. Rajeeve’s push to showcase the transformed business climate in Kerala.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday (November 5, 2025) evening, the Minister chose to compare the troubles faced by the entrepreneurs who are the protagonists in the films Varavelpu (1989) and Mithunam (1993) to Mohanlal’s character in Hridayapoorvam (2025), who runs a successful cloud kitchen business in Kerala.