At a time when hundreds of X (formerly Twitter) users are asking Elon Musk’s Grok AI to undress women, turning technology into a tool of voyeurism, something meaningful and heartwarming is brewing in Kerala. In this southern Indian state, people are using AI, not to strip their favorite characters bare, but to clothe them with new futures. Here, instead of creating non-consensual sexually explicit material, they are using the cutting-edge technology to heal wounds left by fictional characters and even reimagining their lives forward. For Keralites, cinema is more than mere entertainment. Films feed their soul. What-ifs are now being answered, thanks to AI. What if fate had something else in store for Vishnu (from ‘Chithram’)? Perhaps a second chance? What if Karthuamma and Pareekutty (‘Chemeen’) found their way back to each other? What if the story didn’t end there?
Rewriting the climax using AI
Jeevikan ipo oru moham thonnunnu, athondu chodhikuva, enne kollathirikkan pattumo? (I feel like living now. Is it possible not to kill me). This dialogue delivered by Vishnu (Mohanlal) in the 1988 Priyadarshan directorial ‘Chithram’ is etched in the hearts of every Keralite. For decades, viewers have wished for an alternate climax, where Vishnu gets a second chance at life. Then it wasn’t possible. Many movie buffs wondered why Priyadarshan had to be so cruel to his character. But we are now living in 2026, and suddenly, anything seems possible.A viral video that has amassed over 6 million views on Instagram reimagines the climax with the help of AI. This time, after Vishnu bids goodbye to Kalyani (Ranjini), the jeep stops, and the Jail Superintendent (MG Soman) asks him to run away before he changes his mind! The climax of our dreams! For years, Vishnu’s fate has remained as a deep wound in the collective memory of movie lovers, but today, in its strange and unexpected way, AI has offered a soothing remedy to soften the ache. Vishnu deserved a second chance; at least AI helped to rewrite the fate. Let him live in peace in a parallel universe!
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