Friends (1999 film)
Friends is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Siddique Ismail, produced by Lal Paul and starring Jayaram, Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Meena Durairaj, and Divya Unni in the leading roles. It was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, grossing around ₹18 crore at the box office against a budget of ₹ 12 crore.[1] It was later remade into Tamil with the same name (2001) and into Telugu as Snehamante Idera (2001) and Odia as Dosti.[2]
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| Directed by | Siddique Ismail |
| Produced by | Ousepachan Vaalakuzhy Lal Paul |
| Written by | Siddique Ismail |
| Screenplay by | Siddique Ismail |
| Story by | Siddique Ismail |
| Starring | Jayaram Mukesh Sreenivasan Meena Durairaj Divya Unni |
| Narrated by | Sreenivasan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | T. R. Shekhar K. R. Gourishankar |
Production company | Harisree Combines |
| Distributed by | Lal Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹12 crore (US$1.7 million)[1] |
| Box office | ₹18 crore (US$2.5 million)[1] |
Synopsis
The three people who lend reason to the title are Aravindan (Jayaram), Chandu (Mukesh) and Joey (Sreenivasan). They value friendship over everything else, even family, and for this reason, Chandu resists the advances of Aravindan's sister Uma (Divya Unni). When the trio take up a painter's job at a mansion, Aravindan falls in love with Padmini (Meena Durairaj), who lives there and Padmini's jealous cousin makes him believe that his overtures are reciprocated. When the truth is revealed and Padmini rejects him outright, Chandu stands up for his friend and speaks ill of her. This makes her swear to separate the friends rest of the story forms the plot.
Cast
- Jayaram as Aravindan Menon
- Mukesh as Chandu
- Sreenivasan as Chackachamparambil Joy
- Meena Durairaj as Padmini
- Divya Unni as Uma Menon Aravindan's Sister
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Chackachamparambil Lasar
- Janardhanan as Madhava Varma
- Cochin Haneefa as Manager Sundareshan
- V. K. Sreeraman as Justice Poonkulathu Shankara Menon, Aravindan's Father
- T. P. Madhavan as Poonkulathu Damodara Menon, Elder brother of Sankara Menon
- Sukumari as Aravindan's Aunt
- Kavitha as Aravindan's Mother
- Zeenath as Lalitha,Madhava Varma's Wife
- Shilpa as Abhirami, Padmini's Cousin
- T. R. Omana as Madhava Varma's Mother
- Machan Varghese as Kunjappan
- Mani C. Kappan as Cyriac
- Joju George
- Kollam Ajith as Goonda
- Vaishnav Balachandran as Chandu, Aravindan's son
- Lal Paul as himself in the song "Pularikkinnam")
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains six songs, all composed by Ilaiyaraaja and Lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kadal Kattin" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 2 | "Pularikkinnam" | M. G. Sreekumar, Chandrasekhar |
| 3 | "Panjami Thinkal" | M. G. Sreekumar |
| 4 | "Thankakkinaponkal" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra |
| 5 | "Punnaram Poove" | K. S. Chitra |
| 6 | "Sivamallippoove" | K. S. Chitra |
| 7 | "Kadal Kattin" | Sujatha Mohan |
Box office
The film was one of the highest grossing Malayalam movie of 1999 and collected ₹18 crore at the box office against a budget of ₹ 12 crore.[1]
References
- "Friends". India Today. 26 June 2000.
- "Know about contractor Lasar Elayappan before you #Pray_for_Nesamani". OnManorama. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.