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[[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
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