I watched Kumbalangi Nights a few days ago and loved it absolutely. Somehow thought I should watch this so much praised movie. To be honest, it was as commercial and fake as many of the bollywood movies around and not at all slice of life like many other Malayali movies. very overrated. It isn't a bad movie for sure. But I don't get the cult status it seems to have gotten. Even being from Bangalore, it didn't really make me feel something about it.
Also get ready for some ridiculous plot points like one of the lead guy meeting an air hostess in a big city like Bangalore again and most of all she remembering him. Apparently everyone they meet is Malayali :D