In fact, the film is all about an ensemble of well-written characters. Here is one actor who can literally have you ROFL one second and tug at your heartstrings the next. Giving Fahadh a run for his money is Soubin, who sweeps you off your feet as Saji. A word here about Grace Antony, who, as Shammi's wife Simi, accentuates his menacing nature, but surprises all with her boldness when it matters.
He beguiles the people around him (and the audience) with effortless ease, and one cannot but marvel at Fahadh's ability to slip into such mind-blowing characters so brilliantly. He is no villain-at least not the stereotype one. Enter Shammi (Fahadh Faasil), Baby's brother-in-law. Pretty straightforward, you think? Not when the script is handled by Syam Pushkaran (of 22 Female Kottayam, Maheshinte Prathikaram and Mayaanadhi fame). In fact, all the brothers are faced with challenges which, in ways more than one, bring them together, and some unexpected but welcome guests, too, to their home. However, their lives take a turn when Bobby falls in love with Baby (Anna Ben), his neighbour. Saji and Bobby while away their time doing nothing and trading barbs and blows, while Franky (the youngest and the most responsible of them all) and Bony are busy with football and dance respectively.
They share a less love-more hate relationship.
The film revolves around four half-brothers Saji (Soubin Shahir), Bobby (Shane Nigam), Bony (Sreenath Bhasi) and Franky (Matthew Thomas), who live under the same roof (there isn't much else to the house, really!) in a fishing hamlet called Kumbalangi. Though it's Narayanan's debut film, it hardly seems so. Pothan has yet again placed his bets on the winning horse. In fact, Narayanan has worked with him as an associate director in Maheshinte Prathikaram and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum. He has been an integral part of this fresh wave, as a director, as an actor and now as a co-producer with Kumbalangi Nights. These names would remind you of one name, the man with the Midas touch-Dileesh Pothan. Yau., Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, to name a few. Malayalam cinema, especially over the past few years, can boast of quite a few flicks that have impressed both the critics and audience alike- Maheshinte Prathikaram, Sudani from Nigeria, Ee. Narayanan's Kumbalangi Nights is one of those rare gems. it lingers on long after the show is over. Be it the characters, the story, the frames, the music. Every now and then comes a film that you fall in love with.
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