But I gotta strain that she does it well. This confirms that Menon has her limitations and can only construct a script made out of clichГ©s, stereotype-busters & surrealistic contrivance. The main twist is credible but the ending could've been more polished in order to not make it look like a fairy tale unfolding in a merry ending. Maybe the imagination got too much out of the box. All it shows can never happen in real life and people who think can are being fooled. Then we start to observe the story itself which has fabrications everywhere written on it in the last 30 minutes. It wonderfully succeeds in tarnishing the reputation of Bangalore, in a way. 'Let us mint some high moolah with the hackneyed story I have, shall we?' No, we are not that dumb to believe that Bangalorians only speak English or Hindi is a staple language not to mention how people don't mind locking their lips mid-street. Haven't you seen this setup before? Ironically, the characters themselves say that there is nothing like 'Happily Ever After' which now makes me wanna question the makers' intentions. About the story: three cousins who happen to be great friends but haven't met in years their lives are affected by each other's few ups and downs they help each other to find the right path happy ending. I am not mentioning those tiny anachronistic goofs, but I wonder why no one noticed that ironically the only Kannada language the film has is mere 2 words that Pauly exchanges with a shopkeeper. Then the minor flaws start to stumble out of the cupboard. She tries too smart to induce humor into everything which leaves the brainy part of the audience go numb with gimmicky overture. The gap between drama & comedy should always be maintained and that is where Menon fails with Bangalore Days. The second half is where we realize the ploy: that drama has been converted to comedy without slipping into melodrama. Supporting cast is very good and the cameos by Nithya Menon & Isha Talwar is laudable. Cinematography by Thahir is good but not his best while I am still charmed with the overall art department. Rocky BG score and good songs steer our attention.

As the three tackle their issues of love, marriage, family & the whole game of life, few twists and minor turns enter the scene and enthrall the audience. Dulquer Salman is raw as a dirt-biker who plays a nomad with no aim in life. His nuanced, slightly effeminate air is brilliant and I loved him the most.

Individual stories pop in as Nivin Pauly effortlessly tries & succeeds in making the audience roar with laughter. Then Fahadh Faasil enters the plot and introduces drama. Partly set in Kerala & Bangalore, the story moves forward as they face life's everyday difficulties. The three main characters, played wonderfully by Pauly, Nazria & Salman give a head-start to the plot that revolves around their lives' roller-coaster ride.

I have hardly seen brilliant introductions like this in Malayalam films Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Ellipathayam says everything it wants to with its starting & ending scenes. With Bangalore Days, she not only explores the niceties of film-making but also throws out a vivid picture of how charming movies can be. Her Manjadikuru failed to impress, but her Ustad Hotel was one hell of a film made right. Anjali Menon fabulously handled her casting and struck the right chord with people who are now looking more for abstract, youth-driven films than boring dramas or idiotic slapstick. Since the first poster broke out in March disclosing the brilliant ensemble cast, it had started gathering moss.

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