Malayalam’s once-thriving professional drama scene, which shaped Kerala’s theatre culture, now battles dwindling audiences and financial uncertainty. This story explores how actors, playwrights, and backstage artists sustain themselves in an era dominated by digital entertainment. Through voices of veteran and emerging artists, it delves into the economic hardships, artistic compromises, and the passion that keeps them going. Can traditional theatre reinvent itself, or is it fading into nostalgia?