Four Friends (2010 film)
4 Friends is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Saji Surendran. It stars Jayaram, Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles with Kamal Haasan appears in a cameo appearance as himself.[2]
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Saji Surendran |
| Written by | Krishna Poojapura |
| Produced by | Tomichan Mulakupadam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Anil Nair |
| Edited by | Manoj |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mulakuppadam Release |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹5.75 crore[1] |
The film was released on 28 October 2010.[3] It was dubbed into Tamil as Anbulla Kamal.[4]
Synopsis
Roy, Surya, Amir, and Gauri come from entirely different backgrounds, but one thing that they have in common is cancer. Roy is a multi-millionaire; Amir is a small-time goonda; Soorya is an MBA student; and Gouri is an MBBS student. Each of them is dying from the disease (blood, liver, bone, and lung cancer) and they all come for treatment to a plush hospital, Pratheeksha, run by Dr. Nandakumar. Though they take some time to become friends, they eventually become close. They decide to go to Malaysia to meet Surya's girlfriend because they want to be positive in their lives forms rest of the story.
Cast
- Jayaram as Roy Mathew, the MD of RM Group, a multinational company
- Kunchacko Boban as Surya, an MBA student
- Jayasurya as Amir, a thug who earns a living by selling black tickets in theatres and gang works
- Meera Jasmine as Gauripriya, a brilliant fourth semester MBBS student
- Lalu Alex as Haridas, Surya's father
- Siddique as Dr. Siddharth
- Salim Kumar as Kochaouseppe, a staff in Pratheeksha
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Ringgit Sasi
- Sukumari as Amir' grand mother
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Dr. Nandhagopal
- Manikuttan as Vishnu, Gouri's brother (voiceover by Jis Joy)
- Prem Prakash as Murali, Gouri's father
- Sarayu as Vineetha
- Seema as Lathika, Surya's mother
- Srinda as Ayisha, Amir's sister
- Kamal Haasan as himself at the airport
Production
The film was shot at locations besides Kerala and Malaysia. It was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam under the company Mulakuppadam Films on a budget of ₹5.75 crore.[1] Mahadevan Thampi was the still photographer of the film.
Soundtrack
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| Released | 19 August 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Manorama Music | |||
| Producer | Tomichan Mulakupadam | |||
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The soundtrack was composed by M. Jayachandran, with lyrics penned by Kaithapram. It features three original compositions and a remix version of the 1975 hit song "Yeh Dosti" from the film Sholay.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Oru Naal Annorunaal" | Kaithapram | Karthik, Swetha | |
| 2. | "Ente Chithira" | Kaithapram | K. J. Yesudas, Vijay Yesudas, Akhila Anand | |
| 3. | "Yeh Dosti" (Hindi Remakeing Song) | Arjith singh | Shankar Mahadevan, Udit Narayan | |
| 4. | "Parayamo Rappadi" | Kaithapram | P. Jayachandran |
References
- Chandrakanth Viswanath (25 December 2016). "The Tiger Behind Pulimurugan". The New Sunday Express. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-four-friends/20101029.htm
- "Four Friends Review - Malayalam Movie Review by VN". Nowrunning.com. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- "Anbulla Kamal - Kamal Haasan - Jayram - Meera Jasmine - Jayasurya - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2012.