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{{short description|2019 film by Madhu C. Narayanan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kumbalangi Nights
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| writer = [[Syam Pushkaran]]
| producer = [[Fahadh Faasil]]<br/>[[Nazriya Nazim]]<br/>[[Dileesh Pothan]]<br/>[[Syam Pushkaran]]<!--Ordered per poster billing-->
| starring = {{ubl|[[Shane Nigam]]|[[
| cinematography = [[Shyju Khalid]]
| editing = [[Saiju Sreedharan]]
| music = [[Sushin Shyam]]
| studio = [[Fahadh Faasil|Fahadh Faasil and Friends]]<br/>[[Working Class Hero (Film Production Company)|Working Class Hero]]
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'''''Kumbalangi Nights''''' ({{Translation|Nights of [[Kumbalangi]]}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[film]] directed by [[Madhu C Narayanan|Madhu C. Narayanan]]. The directorial debut 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 (Film Production Company)|Working Class Hero]].<ref name="The Times of India 2018">{{cite news | title=Dileesh Pothan and Shyam Pushkar announce production company, first movie | website=The Times of India | date=14 May 2018 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dileesh-pothan-and-shyam-pushkar-announce-production-company-first-movie/articleshow/64161173.cms | access-date=29 March 2020 | archive-date=1 December 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201140612/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dileesh-pothan-and-shyam-pushkar-announce-production-company-first-movie/articleshow/64161173.cms | url-status=live }}</ref><!--In the order of poster billing--> The film stars [[Shane Nigam]], [[
Set in the eponymous [[fishing village]] of [[Kumbalangi]] in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], the film centres on the strained relationship between four brothers living together in a dysfunctional home, and how they ultimately stand up for each other as a family. Pushkaran came up with the idea for the film based on the time he spent in the village in his twenties. In 2011, he discussed the story with then-assistant director Narayanan, who decided to make his directorial debut with it. By 2016, Faasil and Pothan, both of whom had worked closely with Narayanan and Pushkaran on previous films, had agreed to co-produce the film. Narayanan then spent a year in Kumbalangi to understand its culture better, before shooting began in September 2018.
The film was released in India and [[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]] territories on 7 February 2019.<ref name="Cinestaan">{{cite web | title=Kumbalangi Nights Movie Duration: Film Length, Worldwide Release Date & Tech Specs | website=Cinestaan | url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/kumbalangi-nights-41485/technical-specifications | access-date=1 April 2020 | archive-date=21 April 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421162541/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/kumbalangi-nights-41485/technical-specifications | url-status=live }}</ref> It received universal critical acclaim, and has been listed by several publications as one of the [[List of Malayalam films of the 2010s|best Malayalam films of the decade]]. The film also achieved considerable commercial success at the box office, grossing ₹39 crore worldwide,<ref name="bogross"/> against a budget of ₹6.5 crore and gained [[cult]] status.<ref name="budget"/> It was premiered on 24 May 2019 at the Habitat International Film Festival in [[Delhi]], and also at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] where it won the [[NETPAC]] Award for Best Malayalam Film (Special Mention). It won several awards, including three [[Asianet Film Awards]], six [[Vanitha Film Awards]], four [[Kerala State Film Awards]], seven [[CPC Cine Awards]] and two [[SIIMA Awards]]. Faasil's character "Shammi" also developed a cult following with many of his dialogues becoming popular.<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 January 2020|title='Shammi hero a da hero': Mohammed Shami uses 'Kumbalangi Nights' dialogue in viral video|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/shammi-hero-da-hero-mohammed-shami-uses-kumbalangi-nights-dialogue-viral-video-117211|access-date=11 July 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite
==Plot==
Saji, Bonny, Bobby and
Bobby starts dating Baby, a girl who lives nearby. He eventually proposes to her, but she asks him to talk to her family first. Bobby asks Saji to accompany him, and together they go to meet Shammi, Baby's brother-in-law. Shammi rejects the proposal and ridicules the poor reputation that Bobby's family has among the villagers. Saji tries to console Bobby and asks him to get a job, which he does. Meanwhile, Bonny starts dating Nylah, an [[Americans|American]] tourist who lives at the [[homestay]] run by Baby and her family.
One day, a fight breaks out between Saji and Franky. Bonny, who is very protective of Franky, hits Saji. Ashamed, Saji leaves the house and takes to drinking with his friend Vijay. In his drunken stupor, Saji tries to commit suicide. Vijay loses his own life in
As a result of his remorse, Saji goes to Vijay's house to
Sometime later, Saji approaches Shammi again and asks him to reconsider the proposal, which Shammi refuses. Baby makes up her mind to elope with Bobby. However, Shammi finds out about Baby's plans, and turns abusive and violent. He assaults Baby, her sister and their mother, holding them captive in their own home. When Baby fails to return his calls, Bobby gets anxious and decides to check up on her. Bobby's brothers volunteer to help, and the four arrive at Baby's house. Together, they manage to trap Shammi with a [[fishing net]] and set the women free. Bobby and Baby are finally reunited and get married.
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* [[Shane Nigam]] as Bobby Napoleon
* [[Fahadh Faasil]] as Shammi Sreenivasan. The main antagonist
* [[Soubin Shahir]] as Saji Napoleon
* [[
* [[Mathew Thomas]] as Franky Napoleon
* [[Anna Ben]] as Baby Mol, Bobby's love interest
* [[Grace Antony]] as Simmy, Shammi's wife
* Sooraj Pops as Prasanth, Bobby's friend
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* Jasmine Mètivier as Nylah
* [[Riya Saira]] as Sumeesha
* [[Baiju Ezhupunna]] as Tony, Baby's and Simmy's Uncle
* [[Sheela Rajkumar]] as Sathi
* [[Ambika Rao]] as Baby and Simmy's Mother
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===Casting===
[[Fahadh Faasil]] played the brother-in-law of Baby who firmly opposed to the relationship between Baby and Bobby and ultimately goes to extreme measures to prevent them from being together. Through the character, director Narayanan aimed to depict the misogyny and toxic masculinity that passes for heroism in Kerala.<ref name="Nagarajan 2019" /> When writer Pushkaran initially approached Faasil he had not expected that he would accept the role of the antagonist, explaining: "He was having a good run, doing successful family films. It was very courageous of him to agree to do this role." [[Shane Nigam]] was cast for the part early on in the production process. He played Bobby, the second-youngest brother who has been described by Nigam as a "lazy bum, someone who leads a responsibility-free life, and doesn't have any serious, long-term plans."<ref name="Pillar 2019">{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|date=26 May 2019|title=Shane Nigam on his latest release Ishq and why heroism isn't as important to him as the script
[[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 [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|State Film Award]].<ref name="Nagarajan 2019" /> 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. Writer Pushkaran said that the character was loosely based on a friend from his youth in Kumbalangi named Saji Napoleon, who had had suicidal tendencies.<ref name="Anand 2019" /> [[Sreenath Bhasi]] was initially offered the part of the Bobby. However, by the time the movie was slated to begin shooting, the directors thought he was more suitable as the older brother, Bonny.<ref name="mathrubhumi">{{cite web|last1=Sukumaran|first1=Suraj|date=27 February 2019|title=സിനിമകണ്ട് എല്ലാവരും പറഞ്ഞു, 'മച്ചാനേ രൂപമാറ്റം കിടുക്കി'|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/sreenath-bhasi-interview-kumbalangi-nights-movie-bony-soubin-shahir-fahadh-fasil-shane-nigam-1.3605677|access-date=2 April 2020|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> The oldest brother after Saji, Bonny is a mute who falls in love with an American woman who comes to Kumbalangi as a tourist. Bhasi described his character as "the grounded big brother" of the family.<ref name="arabianstories 2019">{{cite web|last=Menon|first=Neelima|date=24 July 2019|title='Being completely real': In conversation with Sreenath Bhasi|url=https://www.thearabianstories.com/2019/07/24/being-completely-real-in-conversation-with-sreenath-bhasi/|access-date=2 April 2020|website=The Arabian Stories News}}</ref> [[Mathew Thomas]], a debut actor, was cast for the role after he was shortlisted from an audition held at his school. For the role of Franky, the youngest brother, he spent six months with the film crew in Kumbalangi, during which he learnt to cook, row boats, cast fishing nets and play football in the forward position.<ref name="S 2019" />
[[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.<ref name="V 2019">{{cite news|last=V|first=Soorya|date=11 February 2019|title=Anna Ben, the Babymol of 'Kumbalangi Nights', recalls her film debut|website=OnManorama|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/interview/2019/02/11/anna-ben-kumbalangi-nights-actress.html|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> 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 ... her clarity of thought, views on religion, and dialogues were all relatable. She sticks to her opinion, but isn't arrogant."<ref name="Theresa 2019">{{cite web|last=Theresa|first=Deena|date=27 February 2019|title=Anna Ben: I never expected people to notice me or my character in Kumbalangi Nights|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/feb/27/anna-ben-i-never-expected-people-to-notice-me-or-my-character-in-kumbalangi-nights-10317.html|access-date=2 April 2020|website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref name="Dutta 2019" /> [[Grace Antony]] had made her debut appearance in ''[[Happy Wedding (2016 film)|Happy Wedding]]'' (2016), which made Pushkaran reach out to her for the movie. She played Simmy, Baby's older sister and Shammi's wife. A soft-spoken, traditional woman, Simmy is intimidated by her husband and speaks out against him only when he starts taunting Baby.
===Filming===
Dileesh Pothan, who had directed ''Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum'', offered to produce the film during an ad shoot with Narayanan. The film ended up being the debut production of Pushkaran's and Pothan's newly formed production house, [[Working Class Hero (Film Production Company)|Working Class Hero]]. Meanwhile, Pushkaran discussed the film and the character of Shammi with actor Fahadh Faasil while they were working on ''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]'' (2016). Faasil, who found the character "very layered and complicated", agreed to the part. Subsequently, he also decided to co-produce the film under the banner of Fahadh Faasil & Friends, the production company that he owned with his wife, actress [[Nazriya Nazim]].<ref name="The News Minute 2019">{{cite web | first=Neelima | last=Menon | title=Fahadh doesn't play the hero but he agreed at once: 'Kumbalangi Nights' director Madhu | website=The News Minute | date=7 February 2019 | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/fahadh-doesnt-play-hero-he-agreed-once-kumbalangi-nights-director-madhu-96335 | access-date=30 March 2020 | archive-date=22 February 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222102714/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/fahadh-doesnt-play-hero-he-agreed-once-kumbalangi-nights-director-madhu-96335 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Times of India 2018"/> Faasil had no qualms about producing a film by the debut director, as he had already worked closely with Narayanan, who was then an assistant director, on ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' (2012).<ref name="Nair 2019">{{cite news | last=Nair | first=Deepthi | title=I am not image-conscious at all, says Fahadh Faasil | website=Khaleej Times | date=6 February 2019 | url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/south-stars/I-am-not-image-conscious-at-all-says-Fahadh-Faasil | access-date=30 March 2020 | archive-date=24 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324170613/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/south-stars/I-am-not-image-conscious-at-all-says-Fahadh-Faasil | url-status=live }}</ref> He explained his decision to co-produce the film, saying, "Meeting producers, convincing them, budgeting and more, takes a lot of time. I didn't want to go through any of that drill. Working with Syam [Pushkaran], Dileesh [Pothan] and the like is a fun experience and it's very dear to me, so I also wanted to give it my all."<ref name="Soman 2019">{{cite news | last=Soman | first=Deepa | title=Fahadh Faasil: Shammi of 'Kumbalangi Nights' is no regular villain | website=The Times of India | date=7 February 2019 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/fahadh-faasil-shammi-of-kumbalangi-nights-is-no-regular-villain/articleshow/67862504.cms | access-date=31 March 2020 | archive-date=21 April 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421162606/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/fahadh-faasil-shammi-of-kumbalangi-nights-is-no-regular-villain/articleshow/67862504.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
Once the script and main cast
==Themes==
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''Kumbalangi Nights'' has been described as a [[New generation (Malayalam film movement)|new generation]] film, a Malayalam cinema movement characterised by its progressive themes and realistic screenplays.<ref name="Film Companion 2019" /><ref name="Antony 2019" /> The film critiques [[hypermasculinity]] and [[patriarchy]], [[morality]], primarily through the juxtaposition of Shammi and Saji's characters. Writing for ''[[The Hindu]]'', Arjun Jai Singh commented that "both men have psychological issues, but when Saji comes close to the abyss, he realises he must help himself: he goes to a doctor to cry out his emotions. Meanwhile, Shammi insists on being “a hero”."<ref name="Singh 2019">{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Jai Arjun|date=23 August 2019|title=In the wonderful 'Kumbalangi Nights', an Old West-style showdown takes place in a salon|newspaper=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/in-the-wonderful-kumbalangi-nights-an-old-west-style-showdown-takes-place-in-a-salon/article29230956.ece|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421162542/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/in-the-wonderful-kumbalangi-nights-an-old-west-style-showdown-takes-place-in-a-salon/article29230956.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Neelima Menon of ''
The film has also been noted for its feminist undertones. Baby, Nylah, and the absent mother all exercise their free will and agency in their own lives – without a "[[Knight errant|knight in shining armor]]" – except, notably, when a man physically overpowers one of them.<ref name="Praveen 2019">{{cite news|last=Praveen|first=S.R.|date=8 February 2019|title='Kumbalangi Nights' review: Life and love in a beautiful, borderless isle|newspaper=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kumbalangi-nights-review-life-and-love-in-a-beautiful-borderless-isle/article26218170.ece|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107232821/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kumbalangi-nights-review-life-and-love-in-a-beautiful-borderless-isle/article26218170.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Isha Sengupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' pointed out how the onus of rehabilitating the grown men was not placed on the women, observing that they "serve as an incentive for the men and the situation at their household to change, and not agents who bring about it. They witness. They do not execute. [The men] take charge of their lives and mend their ties, as some enter the kitchen and some find their vocation."<ref name="Sengupta 2019">{{cite news|last=Sengupta|first=Ishita|date=21 July 2019|title=Kumbalangi Nights: Toxic masculinity decoded, destroyed|website=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kumbalangi-nights-toxic-masculinity-decoded-destroyed-5835436/|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329151449/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kumbalangi-nights-toxic-masculinity-decoded-destroyed-5835436/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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The film's soundtrack album and score was composed by music director [[Sushin Shyam]], who also contributed vocals to three of its songs. The Malayalam lyrics on the album were penned by writers [[Anwar Ali (poet)|Anwar Ali]] and [[Vinayak Sasikumar]], and the English lyrics by Shyam's bandmate, [[The Down Troddence|Nezer Ahemed]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msidb.org/m.php?8788|trans-title=Kumbalangi Nights [2019]|title=കുമ്പളങ്ങി നൈറ്റ്സ് [2019]|language=ml|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421162554/https://msidb.org/m.php?8788|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was launched on 21 January 2019 by Bhavana Studios.<ref name="Gaana.com">{{cite web | title=Kumbalangi Nights Songs: Kumbalangi Nights MP3 Malayalam Songs by Sushin Shyam Online Free on Gaana.com | website=Gaana | url=https://gaana.com/album/kumbalangi-nights | access-date=31 March 2020 | archive-date=21 April 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421162556/https://gaana.com/album/kumbalangi-nights | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kumbalangi-nights-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1457326985 | title=Kumbalangi Nights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Sushin Shyam | access-date=4 October 2019 | archive-date=23 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923180137/https://music.apple.com/us/album/kumbalangi-nights-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1457326985 | url-status=live }}</ref> The song "Silent Cat", which in the movie is shown as a love song by an American tourist, was sung by German-based artist Kezia Quental, also known as K.Zia.<ref name="Music Aloud 2019">{{cite web |title=Kumbalangi Nights – Music Review (Malayalam Soundtrack) |url=https://www.musicaloud.com/2019/02/25/kumbalangi-nights-music-review-malayalam-soundtrack/ |website=Music Aloud |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026184741/https://www.musicaloud.com/2019/02/25/kumbalangi-nights-music-review-malayalam-soundtrack/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In an interview,Sudhin Shyam said that he was influenced by [[Music of Italy|Italian music]] while making the album, owing to the similarities he found between the city of [[Venice]], and Kumbalangi.<ref name="George 2019">{{cite news | last=George | first=Vijay | title=I need to have a connection with the script, says Sushin Shyam | newspaper=The Hindu | date=25 July 2019 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/mollywood-music-director-sushin-shyam-opens-up-on-the-sounds-of-success/article28696035.ece | access-date=31 March 2020 | archive-date=1 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301074245/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/mollywood-music-director-sushin-shyam-opens-up-on-the-sounds-of-success/article28696035.ece | url-status=live }}</ref> He also revealed that working on the soundtrack was a challenge, explaining: "With a film of this nature, it was quite difficult to take a call on where to place the songs. Naturally, you become a little concerned about your music affecting the mood of the film or people not responding to it well." The songs went through several improvisations to accommodate the changes in the script.<ref name="Shrijith 2019">{{cite news | last=Shrijith | first=Sajin | title='Kumbalangi Nights' soundtrack has a feel-good vibe: Sushin Shyam | website=The New Indian Express | date=5 February 2019 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/feb/05/kumbalangi-nights-soundtrack-has-a-feel-good-vibe-sushin-shyam-1934304.html | access-date=31 March 2020 | archive-date=27 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027162030/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/feb/05/kumbalangi-nights-soundtrack-has-a-feel-good-vibe-sushin-shyam-1934304.html | url-status=
==Release==
The film released in India and [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] territories on 7 February 2019. It was released a week later in [[New Zealand]], and two weeks later in [[Australia]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. After its theatrical run, the film premiered at the Habitat International Film Festival in Delhi on 24 May 2019,<ref name="Cinestaan" /> and was screened at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] on 6{{mdash}}13 December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 December 2019|title=Praise for 'Kumbalangi Nights' from Sri Lankan actor Dinara Punchihewa|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/praise-kumbalangi-nights-sri-lankan-actor-dinara-punchihewa-114040|access-date=22 January 2022|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sreearavind|first=S.|title=IIFK Special: Kumbalangi Nights is my favourite Malayalam film, says Lankan actress Dinara|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/iifk-special-kumbalangi-nights-is-my-favourite-malayalam-film-says-lankan-actress-dinara-1.4358048|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122174320/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/iifk-special-kumbalangi-nights-is-my-favourite-malayalam-film-says-lankan-actress-dinara-1.4358048|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Reception ==
===Box office===
The film, which was made on a budget of ₹6.5 crore, had considerable success at the box office. It grossed ₹4.8 crore from the [[Kerala]] box office and ₹3.95 crore from [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] (GCC) territories in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite news|last=M. K.|first=Surendhar|title=Viswasam crosses Rs 130 cr mark in Tamil Nadu; Kumbalangi Nights, Dhillukku Dhudu declared hits|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/viswasam-crosses-rs-130-cr-mark-in-tamil-nadu-kumbalangi-nights-dhillukku-dhudu-declared-hits-6083191.html|access-date=15 February 2019|work=
In the overseas market, ''Kumbalangi Nights'' grossed $475,987 from 36 screens in the [[United Arab Emirates]] in its opening weekend and $1,229,943 in eight weeks. It collected $51,406 from 71 theatres in the United Kingdom in the opening weekend there.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kumbalangi Nights|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2019W8&id=_fKUMBALANGINIGHTS01|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=4 July 2019|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421162607/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1628459525/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film grossed $109,713 (₹76.4 lakh) in the United States in eight weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andhadhun nears 100 crore at the China box office|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/andhadhun-nears-100-crore-at-the-china-box-office/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=4 July 2019|date=8 April 2019|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408220457/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/andhadhun-nears-100-crore-at-the-china-box-office/|url-status=live}}</ref> It collected NZ$35,222 (₹17.18 lakh) in [[New Zealand]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Total Dhamaal collects approx. 3.41 mil. USD [Rs. 24.16 cr.] in overseas|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/total-dhamaal-collects-approx-3-41-mil-usd-rs-24-16-cr-in-overseas/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=4 July 2019|date=25 February 2019|archive-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415121047/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/total-dhamaal-collects-approx-3-41-mil-usd-rs-24-16-cr-in-overseas/|url-status=live}}</ref> and $10,617 (₹5.34 lakh) in [[Australia]] in two weeks, as well as $38,393 (₹27.21 lakh) in [[Canada]] in three weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Luka Chuppi collects 1.13 mil. USD [Rs. 8.0 cr.] in overseas|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/luka-chuppi-collects-1-13-mil-usd-rs-8-0-cr-in-overseas/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=4 July 2019|date=5 March 2019|archive-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415115509/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/luka-chuppi-collects-1-13-mil-usd-rs-8-0-cr-in-overseas/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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A negative review came from film critic [[C. S. Venkiteswaran]], who wrote: "In its compulsion to entertain and thrill without a pause, the narrative ends up incorporating in its stride all the clichés of the oldgen films – that of saving the damsel in distress, hero winning the heroine's heart and body, the climactic trouncing of the villain, and the happy reunion of the family in the end – all churning up a syrupy narrative that leaves the viewers at peace with themselves and the world."<ref name="Film Companion 2019">{{cite web | title=Kumbalangi Nights: Oldgen Brew in Newgen Bottles | website=Film Companion | first=C.S | last=Venkiteswaran | date=19 February 2019 | url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/kumbalangi-nights-csvenkiteswaran-fahadh-faasil-soubin-shahir-syam-pushkaran/ | access-date=1 April 2020 | archive-date=2 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702132858/https://www.filmcompanion.in/kumbalangi-nights-csvenkiteswaran-fahadh-faasil-soubin-shahir-syam-pushkaran/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Joseph Antony echoed this sentiment in his review for ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'', opining that "the artistry of the film loses out to its political ambition [with] barely any of the invigorating spirit that makes stories interesting" and citing Faasil's performance as one of the movie's few saving graces.<ref name="Antony 2019">{{cite news | title=Movie Review - Kumbalangi Nights Is Progressive, But Not Good Cinema | first=Joseph | last=Antony | website=Outlook | date=19 August 2019 | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-kumbalangi-nights-is-progressive-but-not-good-cinema/336656 | access-date=1 April 2020 | archive-date=9 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809212744/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-kumbalangi-nights-is-progressive-but-not-good-cinema/336656 | url-status=live }}</ref>
The film has received polarising reviews for its depiction of mental health and counselling.<ref name="Pathak 2019">{{cite web | first=Devang | last=Pathak | title=How Kumbalangi Nights Casually Dismissed The Taboo Of Mental Illness | website=Film Companion | date=7 September 2019 | url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/how-kumbalangi-nights-casually-dismissed-the-taboo-of-mental-illness-soubin-shahir-fahadh-faasil-syam-pushkaran/ | access-date=2 April 2020 | archive-date=29 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329134613/https://www.filmcompanion.in/how-kumbalangi-nights-casually-dismissed-the-taboo-of-mental-illness-soubin-shahir-fahadh-faasil-syam-pushkaran/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="PinkLungi 2019">{{cite web | title=The Problem With Kumbalangi Nights | website=PinkLungi | first=Marwan | last=Razzaq | date=20 August 2019 | url=https://pinklungi.com/2019/08/20/the-problem-with-kumbalangi-nights/ | access-date=2 April 2020 | archive-date=10 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810215135/https://pinklungi.com/2019/08/20/the-problem-with-kumbalangi-nights/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' praised the movie for its attempt to break the stigmatisation surrounding counselling, writing, "A counselling session has many misconceptions attached to it, holding many back from reaching out to a professional. As [Saji] walks out [of a therapy session] with a light heart, another truth is demystified for the Malayali audience - that of what therapy actually involves."<ref name="Swaminathan 2019">{{cite news | last2=S | first2=Bechu | last1=Swaminathan |
However, [[CNBC TV18]] criticised its choice of an apparently mentally unwell man as the antagonist, when his actions could have just as easily been done by a healthy person. Film critic [[Saibal Chatterjee]] pointed out that mental illness "is a disease to be treated. Instead, Shammi becomes an embodiment of all that is wrong with masculinity ... [the film is not] sensitive to the sensibilities of those suffering mental illness."<ref name="Khan 2019">{{cite web | last=Khan | first=Faizal | title=Kumbalangi Nights: The hugely-acclaimed Malayalam movie uses the gender justice platform to demonise the mentally ill | website=cnbctv18.com | date=27 July 2019 | url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/kumbalangi-nights-the-hugely-acclaimed-malayalam-movie-uses-the-gender-justice-platform-to-demonise-the-mentally-ill-4067171.htm | access-date=2 April 2020 | archive-date=29 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029020156/https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/kumbalangi-nights-the-hugely-acclaimed-malayalam-movie-uses-the-gender-justice-platform-to-demonise-the-mentally-ill-4067171.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>
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