The movie's heavyweight moments are dealt with comic one-liners that actually come across as good bits of lifetime philosophy.

The tense and surprising climax comes with the attempt to bring to its logical conclusion the relationship between Bobby and Babymol. Credit to scriptwriter Syam Pushkaran for not providing easy answers or making anything seem forced, except perhaps for Sreenath BhasiРІР‚в„ўs love angle In a twist, the house is suddenly filled with women, but not Babymol, and the men start to find purpose and answers in their lives, willingly or unwillingly. These aren't the real characters we're used to watching in our films, and' Kumbalangi Nights ' feels more special about that.The first half of the film starts out as a character-driven,The second half picks up pace. Saji and Bobby are a few losers they spend their days lying around without doing any work and mooching other people off. There's a shed-like house where four steps and half-brothers come and go, played by Shane Nigaam (Bobby), Soubin Shahir (Saji), Sreenath Bhasi and promising young footballer Mathews, but not before trading punches and barbs.

The story takes its time to unfold in the first half in the Kumbalangi fishing hamlet, without feeling like a drag.

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