Nanban
(PG)- Release Date: 13th January 2012 (Showtimes)
- Language: Tamil
- Running Time: 187 mins
- Genre: Comedy
- Director: S. Shankar
- Cast: Ileana D'Cruz,
- Local Distributor: Suara Networks
"Nanban" is an upcoming Tamil comedy drama film directed by S. Shankar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyan and Sathyaraj. It is a remake of the 2009 Bollywood blockbuster film "3 Idiots", directed by Rajkumar Hirani, which was adapted from the novel "Five Point Someone" by Chetan Bhagat. The film will be dubbed into Telugu as "Snehitudu". Translated to "Friend" in English, "Nanban" tells the story of three young men who become steadfast friends despite having very different goals in life. However, when tragedy strikes one of them, will the three men be able to remain friends?
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talaiva u r great
What I loved most: vijay
superb movie i see.. great treat vijay fan... stomach burning for anti vijays... best movie all should see it... talaiva u r great!!!!!!!!!!! ntg to said .. but little bit lengthy... song superb... speacialy nalla nanban make all tearing!!! all duin well... silencer comedy superb speacily in teachers day speach!! ileana cute but so skinny.. vijay look hansome as usual... cute... shankar great !!! all is well... all is well ....
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talaiva u r great
What I loved most: vijay
superb movie i see.. great treat vijay fan... stomach burning for anti vijays... best movie all should see it... talaiva u r great!!!!!!!!!!! ntg to said .. but little bit lengthy... song superb... speacialy nalla nanban make all tearing!!! all duin well... silencer comedy superb speacily in teachers day speach!! ileana cute but so skinny.. vijay look hansome as usual... cute... shankar great...More
superb movie i see.. great treat vijay fan... stomach burning for anti vijays... best movie all should see it... talaiva u r great!!!!!!!!!!! ntg to said .. but little bit lengthy... song superb... speacialy nalla nanban make all tearing!!! all duin well... silencer comedy superb speacily in teachers day speach!! ileana cute but so skinny.. vijay look hansome as usual... cute... shankar great !!! all is well... all is well ....
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A genuine remake
What I loved most: Overall remaking effort
Shankar has remade it neatly and evryone including Vijay has done his best. Not fair to compare with Aamir, Vijay did the best he can. Good starcast. Harris was safe and good. Shankar never failed to give his best and the variet to the audience. Conclusion Nanban is = to 3 Idiots with no doubts.
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Awesome Movie in 2012
What I loved most: Illayathalapathy Vijay acting and comedy scene
What I really hated: Nothing
Super movie by shanker....Good start for Illayathalapathy Vijay in 2012 amazing comedy by other lead actor.....Awesome movie.....enjoy watch the movie......THALAIVA!!!YOU ARE GREAT!!! Watched Nanban yesterday eve with friends and family...Simply Awesome!!!....Thalaiver has done an extremely great job and even people who dont like him will start loving him and respecting him...He has definitely...More
Super movie by shanker....Good start for Illayathalapathy Vijay in 2012 amazing comedy by other lead actor.....Awesome movie.....enjoy watch the movie......THALAIVA!!!YOU ARE GREAT!!! Watched Nanban yesterday eve with friends and family...Simply Awesome!!!....Thalaiver has done an extremely great job and even people who dont like him will start loving him and respecting him...He has definitely done better than Aamir Khan and no other hero could've pulled off this character so effortlessly...Hands off to Shankar sir for accep...
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Stunning Movie of the year
What I loved most: Great Acting by Vijay and other leading actors
What I really hated: N.A.
Movie story deals with Present Education system... And chages REQUIRE in the education.... Tagline is Follow-UR heart and success will come behind you..... Feel good entertainer which will make you happy-:)
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The story is told in flashbacks which takes us back to college days of Venkata Ramakrishnan (Srikanth) together with Senthil (Jeeva) who is in search for their missing friend, Panchavan Parivendan alias Pari (Vijay). The college principal Virumandi Sandanam (Sathyaraj) believes that to achieve success in life, one has to win the rat race following the standard education system, but on the other hand, Pari uses his intelligent ways to expose the flaws in the modern day education system and gets respect from the students because of his different ways of thinking. This makes Sandanam hate him more. Along the way, Pari meets Ria (Illeana D'Cruz) who is none other than Sandanam's daughter, and soon love blossoms between them. The remaining part of the story is whose philosophy on success is right, and whether the friends ever meet up again.
We see a totally different Vijay who plays the main character without any over acting. His soft voice and changes in his mannerisms is a great treat to his fans. Jeeva and Srikanth too excel in their given characters which add great comedic timing. Veteran actor Satyaraj brings out his negative shade well. This is a second outing for Ileana after "Kedi", and she looks pretty and attractive in most scenes. Ileana definitely has high chances of getting more offers in future Tamil films. Sathyan who used to play small comedy roles, has shined well in every scene in the movie and he fits the role perfectly which is a great boost to his career. Harris Jayaraj's music adds spice to the narration with background score sounds similar to the Hindi original. The songs are choreographed perfectly in Shankar's exquisite style with 'Asku Laska' resembling Shankar's previous film song sequences and dance number 'Irukaanaa' being a treat to Vijay fans.
For those who have already watched "3 Idiots" before, there are no surprises except some additional songs that has been added to suit the Tamil audience. But still you will enjoy the fun ride made possible by Shankar who keeps you engaged till the end. Overall Shankar's "Nanban" manage to provide a total entertaining package full of fun despite the long journey, and sends out a good message to the current youth generation. All is well, ends well.
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