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Bamboo Boys (2002)

Bamboo Boys poster
Original title
ബാംബൂ ബോയ്സ്
Directed by
Ali Akbar
Genre
comedy, adventure
Country
India
Runtime
2h 47m
Rated
U
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of tribal people try to get a doctor from a town to come into the forest to help the headman's sick wife. The film shows their comedic efforts and the trouble they run into along the way.

comediclightheartedchaoticquirkyfast-pacedplayfulwarm

What happens

Bamboo Boys is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Ali Akbar. It stars Kalabhavan Mani, Cochin Haneefa, Harishree Ashokan, Salim Kumar, Nadirshah, Jagathy Sreekumar and Kalabhavan Shajohn. The film was released on 11 October 2002. The film follows a group of tribals who attempt to bring a doctor from town to the forest to treat their headman's wife. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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