Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Hyderabad

Name of the Mr. Alok Verma

Faculty
Course Legal Aspects of Business
Semester – 2 Batch of 2022-24
Submission 8th January 2023
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1 Rochana Yenigalla 22021141090
Kumbalangi Nights by Madhu C Narayanan

Malayalam movies have always been pioneers in capturing picturesque village life in all of its
nuances. Kumbalangi Nights, the directorial debut of Madhu C Narayanan, stands out due to its
unique balance between lightheartedness and darkness. I felt that Kumbalangi Nights is a well-made
and emotionally powerful film that is worth watching.

Kumbalangi Nights appears to be a work of poetry in motion, but its residents are all regular people
with nothing particularly remarkable about them. And that's where the film's beauty and the
filmmaker's brilliance reside. You can't help but feel for the characters because of the atmosphere
and feelings he paints that are so real. Every character serves a purpose in moving the plot toward
the humorous action-filled finale, so nobody is wasted.

The unstable relationship between a family of four brothers, Saji (Soubin Shahir), Bobby (Shane
Nigam), Boney (Sreenath Bhasi), and Frankie (Mathew Thomas), is the subject of the movie. The
movie is filmed in the fishing village of Kumbalangi. The story follows the maturation of three of
the four brothers as they come to terms with the demands of adulthood in the shape of love,
responsibility, and an important accident. Though he is the youngest of the four, the younger one is
the most mature.

One of the main themes of the film is the issue of domestic violence and the consequences of such
behavior. The character of Saji, struggles with anger management and frequently lashes out at his
family, leading to physical and emotional abuse. This portrayal the harmful effects of domestic
violence and the importance of seeking help and addressing such behavior.

Shami (Fahadh Faasil), the antagonist of the movie, embodies every social ill in Indian society.
Shami is a severely introverted patriarch whose fake smile hides his passive-aggressive behaviour.
Shami has a near-insane obsession with neatness and is preoccupied with flattening the edges of his
moustache. When it comes to the portrayal of this specific character, the movie usually leans toward
horror because there are many audio-visual clues that express the sensation.

There are no characters that don't fit the movie's overall theme. Even those who appear briefly
linger in your memory, such as the mother who is represented by her sons. Saji stands out among
the actors and gives his performance a lot of warmth and sadness. Shami breaks out of the mould,
with a cold smile that can send chills down your spine.

The writer offers his two cents, but he does it by using masculinity as a means of righting the many
wrongs of the previous several decades. He transforms it into something absurd and out of step with
the shifting mores of the times. However, only those who practise the "art" of masculinity, like
Shami in this instance, are unaware of it.

The women in the movie, whether it's Baby (Anna Ben) or her older sister (who, for the most part,
plays the "obedient wife"), don't require a "strong" guy to help them. When it matters, they take the
initiative on their own rather than waiting for the shining knight to appear.
The film addresses the issue of consent and the importance of respecting boundaries in
relationships. The character of Bobby, struggles with his feelings for his neighbor Baby, and
initially tries to force himself on her. However, he eventually learns to respect her boundaries and
consent, highlighting the importance of consent in all relationships.

Since there are other enemies in the movie besides Shami, the creators made sure that the genre-
bending elements give more depth to the story without changing the tone of the movie. The main
adversaries of the movie are rural unemployment and caste division since they undermine family
relationships and, occasionally, even serve as a trigger for bringing in some foreigners.