Maranamass is a 2025 Malayalam comedy-crime-thriller in which an unsuspecting group of passengers share a bus with the very serial killer their community fears, generating chaos through misidentification and escalating misunderstandings. The Leans Progressive label is modest but earned. Its clearest driver is the quiet inclusion of a transgender actress in a supporting role as an Anganwadi teacher, treated as entirely ordinary rather than as spectacle or stereotype. Family dynamics surface only in backstory fragments, pulling in neither a traditional nor a progressive direction. The political framing stays focused on personal revenge and local humor rather than systemic commentary. One thoughtful casting choice, handled without fanfare, is enough to move the needle.