കുമ്പളങ്ങി നൈറ്റ്‌സ് (2019)

Wissenswertes

Kumbalangi Nights is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Madhu C. Narayanan in his directorial debut. It was written by Syam Pushkaran and jointly produced by Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim under their production house Fahadh Faasil and Friends, in association with Dileesh Pothan and Syam Pushkaran under Working Class Hero banner. The film stars Shane Nigam, Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir, and Sreenath Bhasi, along with debutants Anna Ben, Grace Antony and Mathew Thomas in pivotal roles. The cinematography and editing were handled by Shyju Khalid and Saiju Sreedharan, respectively. The soundtrack and background score was composed by Sushin Shyam.

Production

Writer Syam Pushkaran conceived the idea for the film by drawing inspiration from the time he spent with his friends in his twenties in the village of Kumbalangi, which was near his hometown. In telling the story, Syam said he wanted to counter the negative stereotypes about the village and its people.

Fahadh Faasil played the brother-in-law of Baby who is firmly opposed to her relationship with Bobby and ultimately goes to extreme measures to prevent them from uniting. Through the character, director Madhu aimed to depict the misogyny and toxic masculinity that passes for heroism in Kerala.

Soubin Shahir was approached to play the role of Saji even before his breakthrough performance in Sudani from Nigeria (2018) for which he earned a State Film Award. The eldest of the four brothers, Saji is a wastrel who lives off the earnings of his hardworking migrant friend, and regularly gets into violent fights with his younger brothers.

Anna Ben played Baby, a determined young woman who has nursed a crush on Bobby since her school days and later dates him. Ben, an aspiring actress, responded to a casting call on Instagram for the movie and was subsequently selected through four rounds of auditions. She said she found it easy to identify with her character, explaining: "[Baby] is modern and traditional simultaneously, rooted, with her own point-of-view ...

Dileesh Pothan, who had directed Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, offered to produce the film during an ad shoot with Madhu. The film ended up being the debut production of Syam's and Pothan's newly formed production house, Working Class Hero. Meanwhile, Syam discussed the film and the character of Shammi with actor Fahadh Faasil while they were working on Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016).

Auf Wikipedia weiterlesen · Text aus Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Daten aus Wikidata.