| Friends | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Siddique |
| Written by | Kolvi |
| Starring | Surya, Vijay, Ramesh Khanna, Devayani, Abhinyashree Vadivelu |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| Language | Tamil |
Friends is a Tamil movie starring Surya, Vijay Selvanathan, Ramesh Khanna, Devayani, Abhinyashree, Vijayalakshmi and Vadivelu and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film is directed by Siddique, which is a remake of the Malayalam Blockbuster by the same name consisiting of actors Mukesh, Sreenivasan, and Jayaram.
Plot
The threesome who lend reason to the title are Aravindan(Vijay), Chandru(Surya) and Krishnamurthy(Ramesh Khanna). They value friendship over everything else, even family, and for this reason, Chandru resists the advances of Aravindan's sister Amutha(Vijayalakshmi). When the trio take up a painter's job at a mansion, Aravindan falls in love with Padmini(Devayani), who lives there and Padmini's jealous cousin(Abinayasri) makes him believe that his overtures are reciprocated. When the truth is revealed and Padmini rejects him outright, Chandru stands up for his friend and speaks ill of her. This makes her swear to separate the friends. After the marriage,Aravindan realises the hand of abhinaya behind all the mishaps and Padmini too realises Chandru is innocent.Then the marriage of Chandru and Amutha is arranged.This is not liked by Amutha's cousin who leads to a break in friendship between the heroes.The subsequent scenes maintain the tempo leading to a usual climax.
Cast and crew
- Cast : Vijay, Surya, Ramesh Khanna, Devayani, Abiyanashree, Vijayalakshmi
- Director : Siddique
- Editing : Suresh Urs
- Producer : Kalaippuli S. Thanu
- Music : Ilayaraja
Box office
This film was again a hit for Vijay making it 4 hits in a row for the actor. It ran for 125 days.
