{{short description|2014 film directed by Anjali Menon}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox film | image = 'Bangalore Days' 2014 Malayalam Film - Poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = | director = [[Anjali Menon]] | producer = [[Anwar Rasheed]]<br />Sophia Paul | writer = Anjali Menon | starring = <!-- Please note, the cast order in per the film's closing credits. --> {{plainlist| *[[Dulquer Salmaan]] *[[Nivin Pauly]] *[[Fahadh Faasil]] *[[Nazriya Nazim]] *[[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] *[[Isha Talwar]] }} | narrator = [[Nivin Pauly]] | music = [[Gopi Sunder]] | cinematography = [[Sameer Thahir]] | editing = Praveen Prabhakar | studio = [[Anwar Rasheed Entertainments]]<br />[[Weekend Blockbusters]] | distributor = A & A Release Through <br /> August Cinema & Tricolor Entertainments | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|05|30|India}} | runtime = 171 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Bangalore Days |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bangalore-days-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zota5nte |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |language=en}}</ref> | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = {{INR|8 crore}}<ref name=2014BO/> | gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|45 crore}}<ref name="Prithviraj's p 5">{{Cite web|last=IBTimes|date=2015-10-21|title=Kerala box office: Prithviraj's 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' among top 5 highest grossing Malayalam movies|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-box-office-prithviraj-ennu-ninte-moideen-among-top-5-highest-grossing-malayalam-movies-651418|access-date=2021-06-16|website=[[International Business Times]]|language=en|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407102101/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-box-office-prithviraj-ennu-ninte-moideen-among-top-5-highest-grossing-malayalam-movies-651418|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=2014BO/> }}
'''''Bangalore Days''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[comedy drama]] film written and directed by [[Anjali Menon]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/funny-real-and-surprising-why-bangalore-days-rare-urban-entertainer-71067|title=Funny, real, and surprising: Why 'Bangalore Days' is a rare urban entertainer|date=4 November 2017}}</ref> and produced by [[Anwar Rasheed]] and Sophia Paul under the banner [[Anwar Rasheed Entertainments]] and [[Weekend Blockbusters]]. The film features an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Dulquer Salmaan]], [[Nivin Pauly]], [[Fahadh Faasil]], [[Nazriya Nazim]], [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]], and [[Isha Talwar]].<ref name="Movie name">{{cite web | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Anjali-Menons-movie-is-Bangalore-Days/articleshow/29295005.cms | title = Anjali Menon's movie is Bangalore days | date = 24 January 2014 | work = [[The Times of India]] | author = Radhika C Pillai | access-date = 15 March 2014 | archive-date = 6 September 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190906232537/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Anjali-Menons-movie-is-Bangalore-Days/articleshow/29295005.cms | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Cast">{{cite news|title=Anjali Menon's next based in Bangalore|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Anjali-Menons-next-based-in-Bangalore/articleshow/28552685.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|author=Prathibha Joy|access-date=11 January 2014|archive-date=10 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110175552/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Anjali-Menons-next-based-in-Bangalore/articleshow/28552685.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Bangalore Days'' revolves around the life of three cousins from [[Kerala]] who move to [[Bangalore]], continuing Anjali Menon's trend of films about family relationships.<ref name="Movie trailer">{{cite web|title=Bangalore Days trailer: Fun, young and intriguing|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bangalore-days-trailer-fun-young-and-intriguing-news-malayalam-ofipIejehgb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508184158/http://www.sify.com/movies/bangalore-days-trailer-fun-young-and-intriguing-news-malayalam-ofipIejehgb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2014|website=[[Sify]]|date=8 May 2014|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="director release interview">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/heart-of-the-matter/article6060806.ece|title=Heart of the matter|last=Thiruvananthapuram|date=29 May 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> 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. The film received positive reviews from the critics and audience, and with an estimated collection of {{INR|45 crore}}, became one of the [[List of highest grossing Malayalam films|highest grossing Malayalam films]].<ref name="Opening weekend">{{cite web|title=Bangalore Days Strikes Gold At Box Office|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2014/bangalore-days-movie-strikes-gold-at-box-office-142431.html|work=OneIndia|date=3 June 2014|access-date=3 June 2014|archive-date=4 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604090411/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2014/bangalore-days-movie-strikes-gold-at-box-office-142431.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Movie name" />
The film received three [[2014 Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Awards]]: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (for Pauly), [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (for Nazriya) and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] (for Anjali Menon), and two [[62nd Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards South]]: [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam|Best Supporting Actress]] (for Parvathy) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam|Best Director]] (for Anjali Menon). The film was later remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Bangalore Naatkal]]'' (2016) and in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Yaariyan 2]]'' (2023). ''Bangalore Days'' is considered as one of the best Malayalam films of the [[New generation (Malayalam film movement)|New-Gen cinema movement]] and has gained a [[cult status]] over the years.<ref>{{Cite news|title=10 Malayalam films to watch before you die|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/10-malayalam-films-to-watch-before-you-die/photostory/48436103.cms|access-date=2021-06-10|website=The Times of India|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610062710/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/10-malayalam-films-to-watch-before-you-die/photostory/48436103.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Plot== Three cousins, Arjun aka 'Aju', Krishnan P.P. aka 'Kuttan', Divya Prakash aka 'Kunju', have shared a close bond since childhood. Aju, whose parents are divorced, is a bike mechanic and lives life on his own terms. Kuttan is a [[software engineering|software engineer]] whose heart and soul is back home in his village. Kunju has completed her graduation and aspires to do her [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] from [[Indian Institutes of Management|IIM]], but is compelled to marry the workaholic corporate executive Shivadas aka 'Das' because of suggestions of her parents' astrologer. After their wedding, Divya moves to Bangalore as Das is settled there. Kuttan does the same for his job, while Aju joins a biker gang as a mechanic in the same city.
Kunju feels emotionally alone as Das continues to ignore her. Her only solace is the time she gets to spend with her cousins. Naive Kuttan, who wants a traditional, modest, [[saree]]-clad girl for a wife, falls in love with [[air hostess]] Meenakshi on the Bangalore-[[Kochi]] flight. They date, and Kuttan changes from a reserved and shy person to a trendy person to impress her, but his dreams are shattered when her ex-boyfriend arrives at her flat and he realizes that she was only trying to get back with him. He breaks off his relationship with her.
Kunju and Das's personal life keeps falling into despair. After an argument, one day, Kunju, upon inspecting a room in their apartment that Das never lets anyone enter, is shocked to find it filled with photos, knickknacks, and possessions of a strange girl. In horror of not having a place in Das's heart and life, she leaves him and returns home to Kerala in sorrow, with Kuttan. There they are still pulled into despair as Kuttan's father has abandoned his rich family and gone for a permanent pilgrimage, willing all his wealth and its rights to Kuttan and his sister. Kuttan has to bring his mother to Bangalore, after she convinces him to.
Aju was a bike racer, but due to a foul incident, he is forced to serve a year's ban from racing. He falls for a [[radio jockey]] named Sarah, but when he finally meets her in person, he finds that she is a [[paraplegic]]. He begins to like her attitude and follows her. They become good friends, but Aju is saddened when he learns that Sarah is to leave for [[Australia]] on a university scholarship.
Meanwhile, as Kunju and Das are in the middle of getting a divorce, Aju learns that a few years back, Das was a former bike racer. He then went by the name Shiva and was the leader of his biking gang. Shiva had given up on racing after he was involved in an accident that killed his love Natasha Francis. Upon knowing what happened, Kunju decides to return to Bangalore and works towards her MBA. She gradually wins over a repentant Das and soon arranges for him to meet Natasha's parents. After the meeting, Das is able to let go of his past. Kunju forgives him and they get their marital life on track.
Kuttan's mother gets to know about the urban Indian culture with her neighbors, and after three months, decides to visit her daughter in [[Oklahoma]]. In the airport, Kuttan and his mother see Meenakshi, who will be an air hostess in Kuttan's mother's flight to America. Meenakshi approaches Kuttan and reveals that her relationship with the old boyfriend has broken permanently, and she will be waiting for his call. Just seconds after that, Kuttan goes by and talks with her, telling her to leave him forever this time.
Aju gets a chance to race on the same day that Sarah has to leave for Australia. With Kunju, Kuttan, and Das cheering for him, he wins the race. After the race, Aju realizes how important Sarah is to him and that meeting her changed his life. He asks her not to leave for Australia. Sarah forgoes her scholarship to stay with Aju in Bangalore. In the end, Kuttan marries his neighbor in Bangalore, a foreigner named Michelle, a European [[Bharathanatyam]] dancer who has embraced the culture of India. The film ends with Kunju, Das, Aju, and Sarah breaking into their room and all of them posing for a photo.
==Cast== {{cast list| *[[Dulquer Salmaan]] as Arjun "Aju" *[[Nivin Pauly]] as Krishnan P. P "Kuttan" *[[Nazriya Nazim]] as Divya Prakash "Kunju", Das's wife *[[Fahadh Faasil]] as Shivadas "Shiva" *[[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] as RJ Sarah, Aju's love interest *[[Isha Talwar]] as Meenakshi, Kuttan's ex love interest *[[Paris Laxmi]] as Michelle, Kuttan's wife *[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Prakash, Divya's father *[[Praveena]] as Shobha, Divya's mother *[[Vijayaraghavan]] as Kuttan's father *[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Vanaja, Kuttan's mother *[[Prathap Pothen]] as Francis, Natasha's father *[[Vinaya Prasad]] as Lincy Francis, Natasha's mother *[[Rekha Harris|Rekha]] as Sarah's mother *[[Sijoy Varghese]] as Coach Zakariah *Shishira Thomas as Rhea, Sarah's cousin<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/everybody-addresses-me-as-cute-cousin-actress-shishira/articleshow/36648286.cms | title=Everybody addresses me as 'cute cousin' - Actress Shishira | newspaper=The Times of India | last1=Soman | first1=Deepa | access-date=21 April 2024 | archive-date=19 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220250/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/everybody-addresses-me-as-cute-cousin-actress-shishira/articleshow/36648286.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Sajid Yahiya]] as Samy, member of Storm Riderz *Vivas as Divya's brother *Thrissur Balan as Das's father *Bindu as Das's mother *Mridula as Das's sister *Tinu Thomas Kannur as Das's brother *[[Krishna Prasad (actor)|Krishna Prasad]] as Kuttan's uncle *Abhinav as Rakesh, member of the opposing team and Arjun's rival *[[Aravind K.P.]] as himself *[[Nithya Menen]] as Natasha Francis, Das's late girlfriend (cameo appearance). A [[Labrador Retriever|labrador]] named Simba played Natasha's pet in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/bangalore-days-fame-dog-simba-passes-away/articleshow/91538048.cms|title='Bangalore Days' fame dog Simba passes away|date=13 May 2022|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> }}
==Production==
=== Development === After the success of ''[[Manjadikuru]]'' and ''[[Ustad Hotel]]'', Anjali Menon announced her new project named ''L for Love,'' and said it will be produced by Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul in later Anjali clarified that the film was titled ''Bangalore Days''. Anjali described the film as simple at its core, about people we all know, about dreams, relationships, love and how our environment can transform us and yet within.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/heart-of-the-matter/article6060806.ece|title=Heart of the matter|date=29 May 2014|website=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=P. Anima|access-date=3 March 2016|last1=Anima|first1=P.}}</ref> In a conversation to a leading newspaper, Anjali said that most of the film would be shot completely in Bangalore, the City of Garden, as the story demands it and the film will features bunch of youngsters who have migrated to Bangalore for work and their lives in the city.<ref name="FilmiBeat">{{cite web | url = http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2014/fahad-dulquar-nivin-isha-nazriya-nithya-anjali-menon-movie-l-for-love-129302.html | title = Fahad, Dulquar, Nivin, Nazriya, Isha's Movie Titled L For Love | publisher = FilmiBeat | author = Gayathry | date = 10 January 2014 | access-date = 10 January 2014 }}</ref> The film was again from the friendship of Anjali and Anwar Rasheed shared when they worked together in the previous films. Menon announced that the film features new actors and actress of Malayalam cinema including Nivin Pauly, Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim and Fahadh Faasil. [[Rafeeq Ahammed|Rafeeq Ahmed]], Santhosh Varma and [[Anna Katharina Valayil]] wrote the lyrics while [[Gopi Sunder]] signed to compose the music of the film. Cinematography was handled by [[Sameer Thahir]] and editing was given to Praveen Prabhakar. The first look trailer of the film was released online on 7 May 2014, followed by a subtitled version on 12 May.<ref name="Movie trailer"/> Anjali selected Nazriya, Dulquer and Nivin which will be perfect and fit for the role of three cousins. Fahadh was later selected to do his character. Maniyanpilla Raju, Praveena, Vijayaraghavan, Kalpana and Vivas were signed for supporting roles.<ref name=":1"/>
=== Filming === Filming of ''Bangalore Days'' started in December 2013. The filming was wrapped in March 2014 and completed shooting in 70 days. The film was shot in Bangalore, Kochi at a budget of {{INRConvert|8.5|c}}.<ref name="Movie budget">{{cite web | url = http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/preview/436034/ | title = With new stars "Bangalore Days" | date = 11 March 2014 | work = [[Mathrubhumi]] | access-date = 15 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140311024407/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/preview/436034/ | archive-date = 11 March 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The song "Ethu Kari Raavilum" was shot in [[Mysore]] and some of the scenes in Sankey.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
==Music== {{Main|Bangalore Days (soundtrack)}} The soundtrack features five songs composed by Gopi Sunder. He was sued for copyright violation by [[Bryan Adams]] on the basis that the song "Nam Ooru Bengaluru" bore a strong resemblance to Adams' song "[[Summer of '69]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=Bryan Adams' office ups ante against Bangalore Days over alleged plagiarism|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140916/entertainment-hollywood/article/bryan-adams-office-ups-ante-against-banglore-days-over|author=T Sudheesh|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=17 September 2014}}</ref> The track "Ente Kannil Ninakkai" seems to be based on [[Carla Bruni]]'s song, "[[Quelqu'un m'a dit]]" from her album of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |last=S |first=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |title=Tamil [Other Composers] |url=https://www.itwofs.com/tamil-others.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190522113005/https://www.itwofs.com/tamil-others.html |archive-date=22 May 2019 |access-date=25 June 2024 |website=[[ItwoFS]]}}</ref> The track "Ente Kannil Ninakkai" also seems to be based on [[John Mayer]]'s song, Edge of Desire from his album [[Battle Studies (album)]]. The lyrics were written by [[Rafeeq Ahamed|Rafeeq Ahmed]], [[Santhosh Varma]] and [[Anna Katharina Valayil]].
==Release== The film was originally scheduled for release on 9 May 2014, but was rescheduled due to delays in production.<ref name="Release date">{{cite web|title=Release reshuffle in May!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/release-reshuffle-in-may-news-malayalam-ofimlVeecig.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224028/http://www.sify.com/movies/release-reshuffle-in-may-news-malayalam-ofimlVeecig.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2014|website=[[Sify]]|date=8 May 2014|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Opening weekend"/> At the time of release, ''Bangalore Days'' was the Malayalam film to have a subtitled release in maximum number of screens. The movie released with English subtitles, in more than 200 screens across India.<ref name="BB">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Bangalore-Days-with-English-subtitles-from-Friday/articleshow/36106292.cms|title=Bangalore Days with English subtitles from Friday|newspaper=The Times of India|date=5 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="ibtimes.co.in">{{cite web|title='Bangalore Days' Box Office: Will Anjali Menon Directorial Beat 'Drishyam' Collections?|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-days-box-office-will-anjali-menon-directorial-beat-drishyam-collections-601964|website=[[International Business Times]]|date=10 June 2014}}</ref> The film released in [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] on 3 July 2014.<ref name="IBTimes">{{cite web|title='Bangalore Days' Releasing in UAE on 3 July|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-days-releasing-uae-3-july-603107|date=26 June 2014|website=International Business Times|access-date=10 July 2014|archive-date=11 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111075320/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-days-releasing-uae-3-july-603107|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Bangalore Days'' was distributed in India by A & A Release through August Cinema. Star Movie was the distributor in the [[United States]], Indian Movies in [[United Kingdom]] and Tricolor Entertainments in Australia, [[New Zealand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]] and [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-days-releasing-uae-3-july-603107|title=Bangalore Days' Releasing in UAE on 3 July|date=10 June 2014|website=[[International Business Times]]|publisher=Nicy V.P|access-date=3 March 2016|archive-date=11 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111075320/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-days-releasing-uae-3-july-603107|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Reception==
===Critical reception=== The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise towards the direction, performances, music, and cinematography.<ref name="Reviews">{{cite web|title='Bangalore Days' Review Roundup: Fun-Filled Entertainer; Worth Watching|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-days-review-roundup-fun-filled-entertainer-worth-watching-601395|date=1 June 2014|website=International Business Times|access-date=3 June 2014|archive-date=25 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625030054/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-days-review-roundup-fun-filled-entertainer-worth-watching-601395|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=100|count=5|average=7|ref=yes}}
Veeyen of Nowrunning.com stated that "''Bangalore Days'' is a buoyant examination of love, the basest of all human emotions and the bonds and bondages that it leaves in its wake. Pungently played out in the metro city of Bangalore, it's a stunning reminder of a spectacular marvel that unravels before us every day — a marvel called life."<ref>Veeyen (30 May 2014). [http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14827/malayalam/bangalore-days/4702/review.htm "Bangalore Days Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531123612/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14827/malayalam/bangalore-days/4702/review.htm |date=31 May 2014 }}. Retrieved 30 May 2014.</ref> The reviewer of [[Sify.com]] gave the verdict as "Good" and said, "''Bangalore Days'' is a young, vibrant film that is colourful and peppy."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140530224204/http://www.sify.com/movies/bangalore-days-review-a-joyous-trip-you-musn-t-miss-review-malayalam-15056866.html "Bangalore Days review: A joyous trip you musn’t miss!"]. Sify. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.</ref> Krishnanunni U. of [[Oneindia.in]] rated the film 4 in a scale of 5 and described it as a "perfect youth entertainer."<ref>Krishnanunni U (30 May 2014). [https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2014/bangalore-days-movie-review-141565.html "Bangalore Days - Movie Review"] . [[Oneindia.in]]. Retrieved 30 May 2014.</ref> Aswin J Kumar of ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote, "''Bangalore Days'' might not be charming as a whole, still Anjali shows intent in knitting together family bonds in purely comic vein, throwing up characters like a wife and husband who just drift apart from each other out of love for independent life. This is a film that talks cheerfully about love and hope," and rated the film 3.5 in a scale of 5.<ref>Aswin J Kumar (1 June 2014). [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/35888896.cms "Bangalore Days-Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201114429/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/35888896.cms |date=1 February 2016 }}. [[The Times of India]].</ref> Paresh C Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] wrote, "The first feature film Anjali Menon directed was ''Manjadikuru'' where children get a perplexed view of the adult world. ''Bangalore Days'' can be seen as an extension of that, where those children are grown up but still want to hold on to their childhood." He gave the film 3 out of 5 stars.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-bangalore-days-is-a-highly-recommended-watch-south/20140602.htm "Review: Bangalore Days is a highly recommended watch"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625030143/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-bangalore-days-is-a-highly-recommended-watch-south/20140602.htm |date=25 June 2024 }}. [[Rediff]]. Retrieved 2 June 2014.</ref>
===Box office=== The film collected {{INRConvert|8.5|c}} in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-collection-bangalore-days-grosses-8-5-crore-first-week-601734|title=Box Office Collection: 'Bangalore Days' Grosses rs 8.5 crore in First Week|website=[[International Business Times]]|date=6 June 2014|access-date=7 June 2014|archive-date=25 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625030128/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-collection-bangalore-days-grosses-8-5-crore-first-week-601734|url-status=live}}</ref> The film grossed £100,670 (₹ 1.03 crore) within 1 month,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-days-box-office-collection-anjali-menons-film-crosses-1-crore-mark-uk-604453|title=Bangalore Days' Box Office Collection: Anjali Menon's Film Crosses ₹1 Crore Mark in UK|website=[[International Business Times]]|date=15 July 2014|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-date=25 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625030113/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-days-box-office-collection-anjali-menons-film-crosses-1-crore-mark-uk-604453|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="thenewsminute.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/can-tamil-version-bangalore-days-recreate-magic-38416?amp|title=Can the Tamil version of Bangalore Days recreate the magic?|website=[[The News Minute]]|date=1 February 2016|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190057/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/can-tamil-version-bangalore-days-recreate-magic-38416?amp|url-status=live}}</ref> and $180,217 (₹ 1.34 crore) in its final run from the UK box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3379974661/|title=Bangalore Days|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=31 July 2014}}</ref>
The film's total gross collection was about ₹48 - 50 crore worldwide, making it the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year and one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of all time.<ref name="Prithviraj's p 5"/><ref name="thenewsminute.com"/><ref name=2014BO>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/dulquer-salmaan-how-mammootty-s-son-became-face-of-the-cosmopolitan-malayali/story-x82yr306cKQpuZjGv1TSJP.html|title=Dulquer Salmaan: How Mammootty's son became face of the cosmopolitan Malayali|author=Pratibha Parameshwaran|date=25 February 2017|access-date=28 February 2017|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|archive-date=25 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625030056/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/dulquer-salmaan-how-mammootty-s-son-became-face-of-the-cosmopolitan-malayali/story-x82yr306cKQpuZjGv1TSJP.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=RemakeBM>{{cite news|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/No-Hyderabad-days-yet/articleshow/45781766.cms|title=No Hyderabad days yet|date=6 January 2015|access-date=12 January 2015|newspaper=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|author=S. S. Kamal|archive-date=6 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806110455/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/No-Hyderabad-days-yet/articleshow/45781766.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The film ran for a hundred days in four centres in Chennai and two months in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/photo-features/7-actors-who-are-well-known-across-all-film-industries/Prabhas/photostory/55245666.cms|title=7 actors who are well known across all film industries|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/malayalam-film-premam-completes-100-days-in-theaters-on-september-5.html|title=Malayalam film Premam completes 100 days in theatres on September 5|date=6 September 2015|website=Behindwoods|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=25 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625030056/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/malayalam-film-premam-completes-100-days-in-theaters-on-september-5.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Tollywood-hit-by-a-Malayalam-wave/articleshow/40512632.cms|title=Tollywood hit by a Malayalam wave|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 August 2014|access-date=9 June 2016|archive-date=25 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625030114/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Tollywood-hit-by-a-Malayalam-wave/articleshow/40512632.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}} ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Recipient(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="8"| [[Asianet Film Awards]] | rowspan="8"| [[17th Asianet Film Awards|11 January 2015]] | Best Popular film | ''Bangalore Days'' | {{won}} | rowspan="8"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/17th-asianet-film-awards-mammootty-manju-warrier-win-best-actor-awards-photoswinners-list-620099|title=17th Asianet Film Awards|website=International Business Times|date=12 January 2015|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728154911/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/17th-asianet-film-awards-mammootty-manju-warrier-win-best-actor-awards-photoswinners-list-620099|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Director | [[Anjali Menon]] | {{won}} |- | Star of The Year | [[Dulquer Salmaan]] | {{won}} |- | Performer of The Year | [[Fahadh Faasil]] | {{won}} |- | Best Supporting Actress | [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] | {{won}} |- | Best Music Director | [[Gopi Sundar]] | {{won}} |- | Best Lyricist | [[Rafeeq Ahamed]] ("Ethu Kari Raavilum") | {{won}} |- | Best Male Playback Singer | [[Haricharan]] ("Ethu Kari Raavilum") | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="7"| [[Asiavision Awards]] | rowspan="7"| 14 November 2014 | Best Entertaining Movie | ''Bangalore Days'' ([[Anjali Menon]]) | {{won}} | rowspan="7"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/asiavision-awards-2014-aishwarya-rai-dhanush-kajol-mammootty-manju-warrier-be-honoured-612940|title=Asiavision Awards 2014|website=International Business Times|date=3 November 2014|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411053157/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/asiavision-awards-2014-aishwarya-rai-dhanush-kajol-mammootty-manju-warrier-be-honoured-612940|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Performer of The Year - Male | Dulquer Salmaan | {{won}} |- | Star of The Year – Male | [[Nivin Pauly]] | {{won}} |- | Star of the Year - Female | [[Nazriya Nazim]] | {{won}} |- | New Sensation in Acting | Parvathy Thiruvothu | {{won}} |- | Best Music Director | Gopi Sundar | {{won}} |- | Best Cinematographer | [[Sameer Thahir]] | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="7"| [[Filmfare Awards South]] | rowspan="7"| [[62nd Filmfare Awards South|26 June 2015]] | [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam|Best Film – Malayalam]] | ''Bangalore Days'' | {{nom}} | rowspan="7"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/62nd-filmfare-awards-south-2015-dulquer-salmaan-nivin-pauly-mammootty-biju-menon-suresh-gopi-634657|title=62nd Filmfare Awards South 2015|website=International Business Times|date=4 June 2015|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221160708/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/62nd-filmfare-awards-south-2015-dulquer-salmaan-nivin-pauly-mammootty-biju-menon-suresh-gopi-634657|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html|title=Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South|website=Filmfare|date=27 June 2015|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=6 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506152856/https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam|Best Director – Malayalam]] | Anjali Menon | {{won}} |- | [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam|Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam]] | Fahadh Faasil | {{nom}} |- | [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam|Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam]] | Parvathy Thiruvothu | {{won}} |- | [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam|Best Music Director – Malayalam]] | Gopi Sundar | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam|Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam]] | Haricharan ("Ethu Kari Raavilum") | {{won}} |- | [[Vijay Yesudas]] & [[Sachin Warrier]] ("Thudakkam Mangalyam") | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Kerala State Film Awards]] | rowspan="3"| [[45th Kerala State Film Awards|10 August 2015]] | [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] | Nivin Pauly | {{won}} | rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-state-awards-2014-announced-nivin-pauly-nazriya-nazim-bangalore-days-emerge-victorious-642318|title=Kerala State Film Awards 2014|website=International Business Times|date=10 August 2015|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411173800/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-state-awards-2014-announced-nivin-pauly-nazriya-nazim-bangalore-days-emerge-victorious-642318|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | Nazriya Nazim | {{won}}{{efn|Nazriya also won it for ''[[Ohm Shanthi Oshaana]]''}} |- | [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay (Original)]] | Anjali Menon | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="9"| [[South Indian International Movie Awards]] | rowspan="9"| [[4th South Indian International Movie Awards|6—7 August 2015]] | Best Film – Malayalam | ''Bangalore Days'' | {{won}} | rowspan="9"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-2015-malayalam-nominations-mammootty-fahadh-faasil-nivin-pauly-prithviraj-dulquer-636069|title=SIIMA 2015 Malayalam Nominations|website=International Business Times|date=16 June 2015|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411173805/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-2015-malayalam-nominations-mammootty-fahadh-faasil-nivin-pauly-prithviraj-dulquer-636069|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://siima.in/2015/winners.html|title=SIIMA 2015 Malayalam Winners|website=South Indian International Movie Awards|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=17 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517085848/http://siima.in/2015/winners.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | Best Debut Producer – Malayalam | [[Anwar Rasheed]] & Sophia Paul | {{won}} |- | [[SIIMA Award for Best Director – Malayalam|Best Director – Malayalam]] | Anjali Menon | {{won}} |- | Best Cinematographer – Malayalam | [[Sameer Thahir]] | {{nom}} |- | Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam | Parvathy Thiruvothu | {{won}} |- | Best Music Director – Malayalam | Gopi Sundar | {{won}} |- | Best Lyricist – Malayalam | Rafeeq Ahamed ("Ethu Kari Raavilum") | {{nom}} |- | Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam | Haricharan ("Ethu Kari Raavilum") | {{nom}} |- | Best Dance Choreographer – Malayalam | Brinda ("Thudakkam Mangalyam") | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Vanitha Film Awards]] | rowspan="2"| 15 February 2015 | Most Popular Actress | Nazriya Nazim | {{won}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vanithasarah-film-awards-1983-mammootty-manju-warrier-emerge-victorious-winners-list-623226|title=Vanitha–Cera Film Awards|website=International Business Times|date=12 February 2015|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412083926/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vanithasarah-film-awards-1983-mammootty-manju-warrier-emerge-victorious-winners-list-623226|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Popular Song of the Year | "Mangalyam Thanthunanena" | {{won}} |- |}
==Remakes== The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Bangalore Naatkal]]'' (2016),<ref name="Remake - Tamil, Telugu and Hindi">{{cite news|title=Bangalore Days to be remade in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Bangalore-Days-to-be-remade-in-Tamil-Telugu-and-Hindi/articleshow/37506419.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=30 June 2014|access-date=10 July 2014|archive-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701125640/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Bangalore-Days-to-be-remade-in-Tamil-Telugu-and-Hindi/articleshow/37506419.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-watch-new-teaser-of-the-tamil-remake-of-bangalore-days-2163887|title=Watch: New teaser of the Tamil remake of 'Bangalore Days'|date=9 January 2016|work=dna|access-date=28 February 2016|archive-date=25 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625030640/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-watch-new-teaser-of-the-tamil-remake-of-bangalore-days-2163887|url-status=live}}</ref> and in Hindi as ''[[Yaariyan 2]]'' (2023).<ref>{{cite web|title=T-Series announces Yaariyan 2, locks release date|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/t-series-announces-yaariyan-2-locks-release-date-8204834/|date=17 October 2022|accessdate=25 April 2023|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=24 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024091908/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/t-series-announces-yaariyan-2-locks-release-date-8204834/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Yaariyan 2 Teaser OUT: Divya Khosla Kumar, Pearl V Puri, Meezaan Jafri starrer depict crazy cousin chemistry|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/yaariyan-2-teaser-out-divya-khosla-kumar-pearl-v-puri-meezaan-jafri-starrer-depict-crazy-cousin-chemistry-1235135%3famp|accessdate=10 August 2023|website=Pinkvilla|language=en|archive-date=26 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926181825/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/yaariyan-2-teaser-out-divya-khosla-kumar-pearl-v-puri-meezaan-jafri-starrer-depict-crazy-cousin-chemistry-1235135?amp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" ! Role ! Malayalam (Original) ! Tamil (Remake) ! Hindi (Remake) |- | Kuttan | [[Nivin Pauly]] | [[Bobby Simha]] | [[Pearl V Puri]] |- | Aju | [[Dulquer Salmaan]] | [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] | [[Meezaan Jafri]] |- | Divya | [[Nazriya Nazim]] | [[Sri Divya]] | [[Divya Khosla Kumar]] |- | Das | [[Fahadh Faasil]] | [[Rana Daggubati]] | [[Yash Dasgupta]] |- | Aju's love | colspan="2" | [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] | [[Anaswara Rajan]] |- | Kuttan's love | [[Isha Talwar]] | [[Raai Laxmi]] | [[Warina Hussain]] |- | Kuttan's wife | colspan="2" | [[Paris Laxmi]] | [[Priya Prakash Varrier]] |}
==Legacy== [[Nazriya Nazim]]'s Divya is considered among the strongest female roles in Malayalam films.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/readers-articles/bangalore-days-nazriya-nazim-divya-realistic-empowerment-makes-her-one-of-my-favourite-women-in-film-malayalam-movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329133532/https://www.filmcompanion.in/amp/story/readers-articles/bangalore-days-nazriya-nazim-divya-realistic-empowerment-makes-her-one-of-my-favourite-women-in-film-malayalam-movies |url-status=live |title=Divya's realistic empowerment in Bangalore Days makes her the film's favourite women |first=Parvati |last=Mohan |accessdate=23 October 2021 |archive-date=29 March 2022 |website=Film Companion|date=12 March 2021 }}</ref> Publications such as ''[[The Hindu]]'' and ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' have listed it as one of the best Malayalam film of the decade.<ref>{{cite news | last=Nagarajan | first=Saraswathy | title=The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more | newspaper=The Hindu | date=19 December 2019 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-25-best-malayalam-films-of-the-decade-premam-maheshinte-prathikaram-kumbalangi-nights-and-more/article30349548.ece | access-date=1 April 2020 | archive-date=10 January 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110115120/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-25-best-malayalam-films-of-the-decade-premam-maheshinte-prathikaram-kumbalangi-nights-and-more/article30349548.ece | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=K. | first=Ranjana | title=ഈ ദശാബ്ദത്തിലെ മികച്ച സിനിമകള് ഏതൊക്കെ? | trans-title=Which are the Best Films of This Decade? | website=Mathrubhumi | url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/best-and-commercially-acclaimed-malayalam-films-in-this-decade-1.4399874 | language=ml | date=30 December 2019 | access-date=1 April 2020 | archive-date=13 January 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113204753/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/best-and-commercially-acclaimed-malayalam-films-in-this-decade-1.4399874 | url-status=live }}</ref>
Sowmya Rajendran from ''[[The News Minute]]'' noted: "''Bangalore Days'' was that rare urban Malayalam film which was authentic in dialogue and characterisation. It didn't fall into the trap of pretentiousness in trying to represent life in a metropolis. Instead, the film made the city its heart and soul and gave us real characters with believable histories."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/funny-real-and-surprising-why-bangalore-days-rare-urban-entertainer-71067|work=The News Minute|title=Funny, real, and surprising: Why 'Bangalore Days' is a rare urban entertainer|date=4 November 2017 |accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref> Gopika Prakash of ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' stated: "The film had fresh narrative style, actors in credible roles and offered fresh and relatable stories. ''Bangalore Days'' set a benchmark and ushered a new era for Malayalam cinema."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2024/05/30/10-years-of-bangalore-days-how-dulquer-salmaan-fahadh-faasil-and-co-redefined-the-path-ahead-for-mollywood.html|work=The Week|title=10 years of 'Bangalore Days': How Dulquer Salmaan, Fahadh Faasil and co. redefined the path ahead for Mollywood|accessdate=31 May 2024}}</ref> Jisha Ponnachan of ''[[Film Companion]]'' noted: "''Bangalore Days'' is a timeless experience, that will make you laugh and cry heartily. The film is a gentle push for us to embrace our present, rejoice in our familial bonds and to dream without limits."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/readers-articles/bangalore-days-disney-hotstar-revisiting-the-timeless-appeal-fahadh-faasil-dulquer-salmaan-nivin-pauly|work=Film Companion|title=Revisiting the timeless appeal of Bangalore Days|date=28 June 2023 |accessdate=3 September 2023}}</ref>
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