
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.
