This includes a cute meta moment at the start when Ganesh Kumar himself tells us that KG Geoge’s Irakal was shot in Ranni. An acceptance of the ordinary is something the film celebrates, and this lack of ambition is also what makes most of this film endearing. This applies to Bobin and Betsy too, two siblings trying to run a family business together with their share of issues…like you’d see in every town in every part of Kerala. Instead of local delicacies specific to the region, we get food shots of the puffs, fruit rolls and shakes you see in every bakery in every town in Kerala. But like Ranni, siblings Bobin and Betsy aren’t as distinctive as, say, places like Angamaly or Kumbalangi or people like Pepe or Shammi. It begins with an elaborate opening montage that show us the daily lives of its three central characters Bobin (Aju Varghese), Betsy (an excellent Lena) and the town of Ranni. Saajan Bakery, directed by Arun Chandu, takes a lot of effort to appear hyperlocal.
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