Key Points
The film, about young men who risk their lives to save a friend, is based on a true story..
The latest Malayalam blockbuster, Manjummel Boys, has answers...
The film, written and directed by Chidambaram, is based on a real-life incident from 2006, when a group of young men from Manjummel, a small town near Kochi, suffered a terrible mishap during a trip to the Guna Caves in Kodaikanal..
. Chidambaram skilfully stitches in Ilaiyaraajas classic Tamil song Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan (Apple of My Eye) from the film Gunaa (1991), which starred Kamal Haasan and was shot in Kodaikanal, including at the place known as Devils Kitchen, which features in this film..
Since its theatrical release on February 22, Manjummel Boys has become the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year..
