However, the wave started arguably with a single dialogue: “Njan oru thallayude makanalla, oru rashtreeya kudumbathile makan aanu” (I am not a mother’s son; I am the son of a political family). This was Ranga from Kammattipadam (2016). Dulquer Salmaan’s Ranga wasn't a thug; he was a friend turned archenemy, embodying envy and political corruption.