Yes, it is a bit confusing! There is no sibling rivalry, just petty fights, criticisms, grievances on the lost family bliss after the father passed away and the mother left them for a religious seminary. 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). Here it is, four brothers occupying a dilapidated house which they call their home, constantly bickering and fighting with each other. In Bangalore days, they were cousins sharing an unshakable bond despite living apart from each other. Getting back to the plot – and here again, I draw a comparison with Bangalore Days – this movie is also about siblings and their bittersweet relationships with each other.
Picture the water surrounded by the lush green trees, the longboats and the wooden houses erected close to the riverbank, 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. 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 lovemaking, and Kumbalangi Nights would come alive to you. The setting is locale as a 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 day (pun intended!) No offense to Bangalore Days – it is and will continue to be my absolute favorite, go-to movie! 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. In the lockdown, with little left to do than experiment with content on the multitude of OTT platforms, I decided to break this mold 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.
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