Kumbalangi nights malayalam full movie

The poster is of three men rowing a boat on a moonlit night, towards somewhere. The image I bring back home from Kumbalangi Nights is of that ‘somewhere’ they row towards. A house on the shore that one of the men describes as a place in which those, whom no one wants, end up. A house and a neighbourhood in Kochi that at the end of the movie you feel so close to, for that’s how easily Syam Pushkaran’s story snatches your heart away, helped by some really powerful performances by the likes of Soubin Shahir, Fahadh Faasil and Shane Nigam.

One of the later occupants of the house calls this house beautiful. And the youngest of the four men of that house – Franky by name – asks in surprise, “Really?”. He had once told his eldest brother – Saji played by Soubin Shahir – that it is the worst house in the panchayat, made so bad by his two brothers who are always at each other’s throats. Saji and Bobby (Shane Nigam) can’t even make peace on their late father’s remembrance day. Bonny (Sreenath Bhasi), the brother who comes to visit, sees the fighting and rows the boat away.

There, without a voiceover that appears to have become customary in movies these days, without any grand entries, new director Madhu C Narayanan, coming from Aashiq Abu’s school of filmmaking, introduces you to the house that will become the centre 

Kumbalangi review

Saji (Soubin Shahir) pretty much depends on a Tamilian (Ramesh Thilak), who earns a living by ironing clothes, in the street. Bobby (Shane Nigam) is a lazy bum, who hates going for a job. Bonnie (Sreenath Bhasi) fools around with his group of friends. Franky (Mathew Thomas) has just joined a sports hostel.

There is Baby (Anna Ben), who has some feelings for Bobby. And then, Shammi (Fahadh Faasil), who has just married Baby’s elder sister.

These characters are real, far from perfect and resembles some of those people, whom we all have come across around us.

With a well written script by Shyam Pushkaran, director Madhu C Narayanan presents a rather simple tale, which is a mix of happenings during a particular period in the lives of these characters.

The visuals by Shyju Khalid, the music by Sushin Shyam and editing by Saiju Sreedharan are top notch.

In one of the finest display of acting excellence, Soubin Shahir just transforms completely into the character that he is playing. Though more details about his character could turn spoilers, Fahadh Faasil displays another shade of him, in an amazing manner. Shane Nigam, Ramesh Thilak, Anna Ben, Sreenath Bhasi and the young Mathew Thomas are all really good