Bangalore Days
Bangalore Days is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Anjali Menon, and produced by Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments and Weekend Blockbusters. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Nivin Pauly, Dulquer Salmaan, Fahadh Faasil, Nazriya Nazim, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Isha Talwar and Paris Laxmi. Nithya Menen appears in a cameo. The plot revolves around three cousins from Kerala who move to Bangalore, continuing Menon's trend of films about family relationships. The film released on 30 May 2014 in 205 theatres, making it one of the biggest release for a Malayalam film, simultaneously all over India and received positive reviews.
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| Directed by | Anjali Menon |
| Written by | Anjali Menon |
| Produced by | Anwar Rasheed Sophia Paul |
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| Narrated by | Nivin Pauly |
| Cinematography | Sameer Thahir |
| Edited by | Praveen Prabhakar |
| Music by | Gopi Sunder |
Production companies | Anwar Rasheed Entertainments Weekend Blockbusters |
| Distributed by | A & A Release Through August Cinema & Tricolor Entertainments |
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Running time | 171 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹8 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹45 crore |
The film received three Kerala State Film Awards including Best Actor and Best Actress awards for Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim, respectively, and Best Screenplay for Anjali Menon, while Parvathy Thiruvothu went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress and Anjali Menon winning the Filmfare Award for Best Director. The film waas later remade in Tamil as Bangalore Naatkal (2016). A Hindi remake of the film, titled Yaariyan 2 released in theatres in 2023. The movie is considered to be one of the best Malayalam movies made during the New-Gen cinema movement in Malayalam.