We quickly find out that they are not real brothers in the sense that the respective parents of the older duo (Saji and Bonny) had eloped and given birth to the remaining two brothers (Bobby and Franky). In Bangalore days they were cousins sharing an unshakable bond in spite of living apart from each other, here it is four brothers occupying a dilapidated house which they call their home, constantly bickering and fighting with each other.
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Getting back to the plot - and here again I draw a comparison with Bangalore Days - this movie is also about siblings and their bitter sweet relationships with each other. And now, picture the moon calmly beaming down on the water and the gentle ripples that appear on the surface as the boat, standing still, rocks a bit by the weight of the love making and Kumbalangi Nights would come alive to you. Picture the water surrounded by the lush green trees, the long boats and the wooden houses erected close to the river bank and the lazy, hazy lifestyle that the locals want to escape from but a tired Mumbaikar would pay to live, and there’s Kumbalangi for you. The setting is as locale as locale can be, without much fuss over the cinematography, just letting the scenic beauty of Kerala takeover. In this sense of the background thus, this film is different from Bangalore Days as night to the day (pun intended!) While in Bangalore days, you had 3 siblings migrating from small villages of Kerala to the urban, suave Bangalore and finding adventure and happiness, Kumbalangi Nights promptly takes you back to the interiors of Kerala. No offense to Bangalore Days - it is and will continue to be my absolute favourite, go-to movie! In the lockdown, with little left to do then experiment with content on the multitude of OTT platforms, I decided to break this mould and give a shot to a critically acclaimed Malayalam film - Kumbalangi Nights. Ask a Mallu - and it may not even feature in the top 10.
For a non Malayali wanting to watch a Malayalam film, Bangalore days would probably top the list.