Srilankan Tamil thinking of living in Kerala for 6 months

I am a single Tamil male from Canada (parents migrated during my teenage years) i am in my late 30's and i've been living a "passport bro" lifestyle for past 10 years. Ive been travelling all over the world and lived in different countries over the years. (i usually avoid touristy things instead try and live like a local. i usually stay in a country for few months to a year based on how i like it) I mainly travel to experience the local culture, traditional music and women.

My destination of choice for the year 2025 is India and arrived in Chennai about 2 months ago. though i like chennai and its people the pollution levels are just too hard on my health..(got sick 3 times in 2 months). also i am finding it kinda difficult to gel with locals (i hate Tamil cinemas/cricket). i feel like i am being unfairly judged by most people based on my Srilankan Tamil accent and also realised Indians are super prejudiced against people with dark skin color (i look dark as a night with curly hair/ height is 6'3). in every other country people just assumed that i am of African American origin and it never bothered me (in fact that assumption worked on my favour).

I am thinking of finding a place to stay in Kerala and spend few months there.. can you guys please suggest a place/town as i am not keen on big cities. my budget is 1000 USD a month and also let me know if its possible to rent a small car/scooter during my stay.

thanks a lot