Posters. Roadshows. Reels. Drama. Kerala’s election looks like a movie set—and maybe that’s the point. Welcome to Polllywood ‘Polllywood’ in Kerala 2026: When Democracy Turns into a Festival of Performances Polllywood→ (Poll + Hollywood) Captures elections as spectacle—drama, scripting, image-making. In this blog post, I coin the term Polllywood to describe the transformation of electoral politics into a mediatized spectacle — where campaigns are scripted, circulated, and consumed like cinematic productions, blurring the line between governance and performance. If you step into Kerala in March – April 2026, you don’t just see an election — you experience it. It feels less like a political process and more like a travelling cultural festival. Somewhere between a Kalolsavam, a film release, and a temple festival, the state transforms into a vast stage. Welcome again — to Polllywood, Kerala edition. Opening Scene: The State as a Moving Stage The campaign does not begin with speec...
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