An uncanny masterstroke setting the story in ravishing rural Kochi where one household tries to get its familial foundation back together and the other ultimately crumbling into little fragments, I cannot imagine Kumbalangi Nights taking place anywhere else.
He carries the kind of smirk that comes across as innocent and affable at times and the absolute creepiest at others. Shammy, on the other hand, is a mystery throughout. They are flawed individuals who haven't got a clue about adulting and still get into brawls over the silliest of matters, yet have an unspoken sense of affection for each other which is hard to ignore and wish to make things better for themselves. Right from Franky's trophies, Bobby's Bluetooth speakers, Saji's smoke-free kitchen, and Boney's moonwalk, the protagonists have been given the sort of texture that is difficult to replicate. The dialogues of the movie clearly portray how skilful a writer Syam Pushkaran is he knows his characters and their surroundings inside out. The layers attributed to each character in this universe that they've built is what makes the film so utterly grounded, situationally funny, and shockingly disturbing at the same time. It is an islet universe than Syam and Madhu take us to, in Kumbalangi Nights, and a beautiful one indeed. I cannot even find the right superlatives to describe the performances put in by members of the cast be it the four brothers - Bobby (Shane Nigam), Saji (Soubin Shahir), Boney (Sreenath Bhasi), and Franky (Mathew Thomas), or the womenfolk who enter the men's lives - Babymol (Anna Ben), Nylah (Jasmine Metivier), and Sathy (Sheela Rajkumar) of course, what rounds off the cast is the cleverly underwritten antagonist Shammy (Fahadh Faasil). Supported greatly by the marvellous cinematography by Shyju Khalid and the hauntingly relaxing musical score by Sushin Shyam, Kumbalangi Nights ensures that it was meant to be 2019's first gem. There is a sense of conviction in each of the scenes that Pushkaran has written and they've been rendered scintillatingly fresh by Narayanan. Why I mention these two names before everyone else's is because I wish to emphasize how the former's effortlessly brilliant writing and the latter's craft are integral to the success of this film.
Kumbalangi Nights is, without a doubt, a simple yet magical tale that the ever-dependable Syam Pushkaran has penned and Madhu C Narayanan has directed.
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