Learning about the chalimachine (which literally translates into slapstick machine) is like mentally going into a corner and rubbing your hands in evil anticipation while maintaining a calm and composed expression while in the office: You can now be the internet elf with sharp images to go with acidic remarks.
Even though the characters that you can use for spoofs / sarcastic / slapstick memes can be distinctly Malayali, that’s no reason not to use them.
So the loud ladle-wielding neighbour can double up as your nasty boss who keeps baying for all those articles that you are expected to churn out every half an hour (as if you just swallowed a printing machine).
Then there is the persistent newsman who worms his/her way into the most secret getaways and asks for a byte for just that BREAKING NEWS.
And then the local thug seems apt imagery for all those bloodthirsty politicians who love to loot the gullible masses every single time they are elected to power.
So, go ahead and choose whichever image captures your object of troll and get going.
Check out the website by Hiran Venugopalan, Labeeb Mattra, Muneef, Hrishikesh K B and Orion.
Add text (in English or Malayalam) and there…you are on a troll….errr….we mean...roll!