Another film, The Great Indian Kitchen , caused a revolution. It showed, with unflinching realism, the daily ritual of a Nair tharavadu kitchen: the grinding of idli batter at 5 AM, the wiping of the stone floor, the serving of men first, the eating of leftovers. It didn't use a single curse word. It didn't need to. The sound of the wet cloth wiping the floor became a scream heard across the state. Women walked out of marriages. The Chief Minister mentioned the film in an assembly speech.